Tagged: CaixaBank

December 1, 2023 @ 6:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank will be the Sustainability Coordinator for the €750-million green financing loan that Acciona Energía has arranged, with a banking pool comprising nearly thirty Spanish and international institutions. The facility has been classified as Green Finance as it “will facilitate working capital for projects in… Read More

October 27, 2023 @ 12:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fitch index has reportedly given CaixaBank an ESG Entity Rating score of 2. This initiative in the sector is geared towards providing information and advisory services to foster the implementation of sustainability in companies and “support them in processes such as decarbonization and environmental… Read More

October 9, 2023 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank was the exclusive financial adviser to secure €132 million in financing for Eranovum, a Spanish group that is working “to streamline the energy transition, and its international partners Noy Fund and Nofar Energy.” This financing will be “allocated to develop the solar plant in… Read More

September 11, 2023 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sacyr published its Sustainable Financing Framework to integrate sustainability into the company’s financing policy. The document incorporates “all current types of sustainable financings existing in the market, and it follows the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the Loan Market Association (LMA) principles for green,… Read More

August 3, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank Group posted an attributable net profit of €2.14 billion during “the first half of 2023, up 35.8% compared to the same period of the previous year (€1.57 billion).” CaixaBank CEO, Gonzalo Gortazar, emphasized the strong performance of CaixaBank during the first half of the… Read More

July 16, 2023 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Iberpay and Spanish banks such as BBVA, Santander and CaixaBank have carried out the first test of this pioneering service in Europe in anticipation of the official entry into force, on November 28th, of the new One-Leg-Out Instant Credit Transfer (OCT Inst) scheme of the… Read More

July 13, 2023 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank Tech, the CaixaBank Group technological subsidiary, will expand its professional team with the incorporation of 200 external professionals, mostly young people with technology and scientific degrees. The selection process is already underway, “with a view to the new recruits being in place by the… Read More

June 22, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After obtaining the corresponding approval certificates from the EPC, CaixaBank and Iberpay announce that their respective payment technology platforms are ready “to imminently process, as of June 22, the first SEPA Request-to-Pay in Europe.” In parallel, CaixaBank, which has become the first bank in Europe… Read More

May 27, 2023 @ 7:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank launches Smartphone TPV, a solution designed for businesses, professionals and the self-employed of any size and sector, “enabling them to easily accept card payments of any amount from mobile devices, without the need for an additional device, as was previously necessary.” It is reportedly… Read More

April 19, 2023 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank is marking this year’s “World Earth Day” with an innovative activity at its “all in one” centers in Ibiza, Burgos, Valencia, Barcelona and Madrid. All customers visiting these centers will be able “to participate in the metaverse in a memorable experience on caring for… Read More

January 5, 2023 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Working with eleven international entities, CaixaBank has formed a European research consortium “to explore ways to improve cybersecurity by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.” The project, AI4CYBER, is “part of the Horizon Europe program for research and innovation, funded by the European Union.”… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 9:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank Research, the Research Service of CaixaBank, has launched its “Real-Time Economics” website, which is described as “the most complete initiative of its kind in the world, offering quality information practically in real time on the country’s economic reality.” The company’s Research Service is “making… Read More

September 17, 2022 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected CaixaBank and four other organizations to collaborate in the development “a prototype of a digital euro.” The institution launched a call with the aim of “selecting entities to develop technology projects associated with the creation of the European… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have established a joint innovation agreement with the aim of “promoting the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in new financial solutions, as well as creating new innovative work environments located in the Metaverse.” The agreement involves the launch of an… Read More

June 8, 2022 @ 12:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank, which claims to be Spain’s “leading” financial institution, has launched FXNow, its online platform that enables customers to trade currencies “in real time, quickly, securely and without intermediaries, in Morocco.” With the launch, CaixaBank claims it has become “the only Spanish bank in Morocco… Read More

May 31, 2022 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank has established OpenWealth, which is a new, “independent” and global advisory service for the bank’s UHNW clients. As a subsidiary fully-owned by the CaixaBank Group, Open Wealth will “provide this service to customers with assets amounting to over €50 million.” OpenWealth will “provide a… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

imagin, the digital services and lifestyle platform backed by CaixaBank, will be entering the Metaverse in the coming days “by way of imaginLAND.” The project will “enable the platform to launch and run initiatives in the virtual reality universe and will be available to its… Read More

March 15, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank, the financial group in Spain, and BNP Paribas 3 Step IT have announced a new partnership, giving CaixaBank’s professional clients “access to innovative and sustainable IT solutions for the first time.” As noted in the update, CaixaBank will offer its clients – corporate, mid-market,… Read More

January 24, 2022 @ 9:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank has introduced an environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory service to assist its corporate and institutional customers with analyzing and establishing a sustainable strategy and positioning. With this advisory service, CaixaBank aims to promote its customers’ transition towards neutrality in carbon emissions and “guide… Read More

December 16, 2021 @ 3:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

bsurance, a B2B2C embedded insurance platform, and Kika/Leiner Group, a European furniture retailer, have come together to create an in-store and online embedded insurance experience. The partnership extends the offering Kika/Leiners and bsurance which enables customers at its 42 stores in Austria to get personalized… Read More