Santander has launched a brand new mobile banking service for customers using any mobile phone or handheld device with internet access.

Also launched this week is an App developed specifically for the iPhone and iPad which Santander claims will also provide the same secure service for mobile banking, including a single platform where customers can see information for all their Santander current accounts, savings and credit cards in one place.

This is available now to download free from the Apple App Store.

Santander says its Online Banking Guarantee also applies to customers using Mobile Banking, (via any Internet enabled phones) and this confirms that in the unlikely event funds are taken from a customer’s account without permission, Santander will pay back any loss incurred from fraud, up to the value of the amount fraudulently taken.

Customers will also be able to view two years’ transaction history, build a seven-year library of their statements in digital form and transfer money between their Santander accounts with a quick transfer tool.

Charlotte Hogg, retail director at Santander, said: “We want to make banking with Santander as easy and convenient as possible for our customers