Tagged: bbva

April 5, 2022 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The BBVA and Anthemis partnership led the first pre-seed funding for Wiserentr with an investment of €1 million. The Spanish startup raised “a total of €1.6 million in the funding round, in which Shard Capital also participated.” Its service “reinvents the way to access high-end… Read More

February 15, 2022 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) has reportedly agreed to invest $300 million (around €263 million) in Neon, a Brazilian digital bank founded in 2016 that aims “to improve access to financial services for individuals, self-employed and small businesses in its country.” Neon claims 15 million registered accounts…. Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Taking a leading role in the sector with its innovative solutions in virtual banking, Garanti BBVA has implemented the Document Upload function for their corporate clients where they are able to add their financial data from Corporate Internet Banking. With this new function, Garanti BBVA… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 12:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Newt Corporation is pleased to confirm the signing of an agreement with Blackhawk Network in order to operate the software-as-a-service or SaaS payment platform that “enables Blackhawk to provide digital products and services to BBVA, the largest financial institution in Mexico.” Sergio Maya Aleman, CEO… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA, the Spanish multinational banking group, and the Sella Group have reportedly entered into a partnership that is focused on supporting Open finance. Through the partnership, BBVA will be providing its foreign clients, who are willing to operate in Italy and those of the newly… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 7:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA and 500 Global have entered an agreement for 500 Global to implement an Intelligence Platform that would support BBVA’s ability to “identify new startups, technologies and emerging trends with the potential to impact the future of the most innovative industries, and by extension, the… Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 7:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The BBVA Group is launching an all-digital retail banking in Italy, with a “unique” value proposition and customer experience. BBVA is entering the Italian market with free digital banking; “one of the most secure cards in the world – as there are no printed numbers… Read More

August 11, 2021 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA and Ant Group (Alibaba affiliate) have entered an agreement to work on the integration of financial services in their platform, Trusple. Based on blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT), this network aims “to accelerate the digital transformation and facilitate the financing of international trade… Read More

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