Tagged: bbva

June 21, 2021 @ 8:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ALPIMA, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for investment management and product design has been selected by the BBVA for scaling its Quantitative Investment Solutions (QIS) business. ALPIMA is a business-to-business (B2B) tech and advisory firm serving banking institutions, fund managers and wealth management companies globally. Its… Read More

June 21, 2021 @ 9:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA Switzerland has opened its Bitcoin trading service to all private banking customers. After six months of in-house testing with a certain group of users, BBVA Switzerland has decided to make its first digital asset trading and custody service accessible to all its private banking… Read More

April 28, 2021 @ 2:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BBVA announced on Wednesday it will be offering recycled cards in all countries where it operates prior to the end of 2021. The banking group also revealed that by 2023, it will no longer issue other types of cards, in line with its commitment to… Read More

April 12, 2021 @ 7:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BBVA recently announced it is offering a sustainable alternative for its products in Spain for both individuals and companies. According to BBVA, the solutions are designed to respond to society’s growing demand and to help customers make the best financial decisions that also help… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based mobile banking platform Atom Bank has revealed that its £40 million raise is being led by Toscafund Asset Management LLP and BBVA. As the bank aims to reach profitability, the £40 million raise includes “an offer to participate for qualifying shareholders in new ‘A’… Read More

March 31, 2021 @ 3:34 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BBVA announced on Tuesday it has signed a €1.35 billion sustainable linked guarantee facility with financial tool Enel Group. According to BBVA, the facility is the largest by valued signed by Enel to date. “The economic conditions of this guarantee facility are linked to… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 12:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Monday it achieved a record number of new customer growth in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. BBVA reported that it added a total of 7.3 million new customers worldwide, of which 2.4 million became BBVA customers through the app or the web. According… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 7:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BBVA USA announced it recently launched BBVA Insights in its online banking and mobile banking app. According to BBVA USA, BBVA Insights is powered by MX, a fintech innovator who helps organizations deliver data-driven money experiences, and offers the MoneyMap with Pulse feature. “By leveraging MX’s… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 11:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BBVA announced on Tuesday it plans to invest as much as $150 million in new capital to support Propel Venture Partners (PVP), bringing its total commitment to over $400 million, including its previous investment in 2016. BBVA reported that this announcement builds on the… Read More

January 21, 2021 @ 9:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  BBVA announced on Wednesday it has signed the sale of a portfolio consisting of loans and real estate assets from Unnim for a gross total of approximately €700 million. BBVA reported it closed an agreement with global investment fund company KKR (primarily through its KKR… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 10:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Thursday it has teamed up with Telefónica to develop a consumer loan business, Movistar Money, in Columbia. The duo noted that Movistar Money will sell loans to more than 19 million Telefónica clients located in the country. “The new company will benefit… Read More

November 23, 2020 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Monday it has developed Global Commercial Cards, a solution that allows companies to have greater control of employees’ use of commercial cards simplifying the processes of expense submission and approval. “The new solution tailors to the needs of all types of companies,… Read More

November 16, 2020 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Monday it has agreed to sell to PNC its subsidiary in the U.S. for approximately $11.6 billion (€9.7 billion) in cash. According to BBVA, the selling amount represents 19.7 times the unit’s 2019 earnings, which is almost 50% of BBVA’s current market capitalization. BBVA… Read More

November 4, 2020 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Bloomberg to developed a new cloud-based technology for the equity markets area of its Corporate and Investment Banking unit. BBVA reported that it has created BBVA C-fit, which is a platform built… Read More

October 28, 2020 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jose Luis Elechiguerra, Head of Client Solutions at BBVA US (NYSE:BBVA), which is originally a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Bilbao, Spain with nearly €700 billion in assets, suggests that banks should “lean on a digital footprint as much as a… Read More

October 21, 2020 @ 11:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Wednesday it has launched Aqua, a new line of “blank” credit cards, in Spain. According to BBVA, Aqua features a CVV code but does not contain card numbers (PAN) or expiration dates printed on them. BBVA noted that this concept reinforces security… Read More

September 19, 2020 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US division of the BBVA (NYSE:BBVA), a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Bilbao, Spain with nearly €700 billion in assets, was recently recognized as one of the world’s best corporate and institutional digital banks in North America by Global Finance…. Read More

August 27, 2020 @ 2:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA, a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Bilbao, Spain with nearly €700 billion in assets, is reportedly planning to conduct trials of its new software that allows merchants to take contactless payments via their Android mobile devices, without having to install… Read More

August 25, 2020 @ 6:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Javier Rodriguez Soler, the Country Manager / CEO at the BBVA USA (NYSE: BBVA), a Spanish multinational financial services company based in Madrid and Bilbao, Spain with nearly €700 billion in assets, confirms that In early August, BBVA USA revealed it would work with Google … Read More

August 13, 2020 @ 9:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA-backed Fintech firm Holvi, which provides bank accounts to sole traders and SMBs, is reportedly preparing to exit the UK market only six months after establishing operations inthe country. Holvi’s management noted that Brexit and the COVID-19 outbreak has made it challenging to maintain its… Read More