Santander Launches Global Quantum AI Challenge with IBM, Bluzec, and Oxentia Foundation

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Banco Santander launched 'Santander X Global Challenge | The Quantum AI Leap' in collaboration with IBM, Bluzec, and Oxentia Foundation, seeking companies with the best solutions combining quantum computing and artificial intelligence. The challenge targets startups working at the quantum-AI intersection — a signal that major banks are moving from quantum research to active vendor scouting for production use cases in financial modeling, optimization, and risk analysis.