130 million pounds paid out on Christmas Day due to 'error': Santander's UK bank

The bank is trying to recover 130 million pounds ($175 million) it paid out on Christmas Day by mistake.

Santander's UK bank has been seeking to recover 130 million pounds ($175 million) it paid out on Christmas Day by mistake.

Due to a "technical issue," 75,000 payments by some 2,000 corporate and commercial account holders were made twice to their recipients, the bank said in a statement sent to news agency AFP, confirming a report in The Times.