--Banco Santander may cut 3,000 jobs as part of a plan to shut 1,000 to 1,200 of its Spain branches as the lender integrates Banco Popular's offices into its network, Expansion reports, citing unnamed sources.

--According to the Spanish newspaper, Santander will begin talks with workers' unions soon and expects to reach an agreement in April.

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