Spanish Retail Bank CaixaBank Reveals More Than Two Million Customers Use Smartphones to Sign Online Transactions

August 28, 2020 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst |

CaixaBank, a retail banking group based in Spain, announced on Thursday now has more than two million customers who sign online, web, and mobile banking transactions on their smartphone, using the CaixaBank Sign application. CaixaBank reported that the figure has doubled compared to October 2019,… Read More

Blockchain based Smart Contracts Used in Digital Payments Pilot by Banco Santander, BBVA, Banco Sabadell, and CaixaBank

July 16, 2020 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi |

Banco Santander, a Madrid-based multinational commercial that generates around 50 billion Euros in annual revenue, and Banco Sabadell, the fifth-largest Spanish banking group with over 26,000 employees, have finalized a proof-of-concept (PoC) test that supports the execution of digital payments via blockchain-based smart contracts. BBVA,… Read More

Spain’s Retail Banking Group, Caixabank, Introduces Facial Recognition for ATM Withdrawals instead of Manual PIN Code Entry

June 10, 2020 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi |

Caixabank, a retail banking group in Spain, will be introducing facial recognition technology at 100 ATM locations across the country. The bank’s customers will be able to make withdrawals without having to enter their PIN codes. Facial recognition tech is also being used at the… Read More

CaixaBank Joins Forces with IBM Services to Accelerate Cloud Transformation & Innovation in the Financial Services Industry

June 5, 2020 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst |

CaixaBank, a retail banking group based in Spain, announced on Thursday it has reached an agreement with IBM Services (NYSE:IBM) to accelerate its “hybrid cloud journey” and increase the bank’s capability to develop innovative, digital-first solutions to enhance client experiences. According to CaixaBank, IBM has… Read More

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Quantum Computing: CaixaBank, a Spanish Financial Services Firm, Is Developing Machine Learning Algorithms for Classifying Customers Based on Credit Risk

April 17, 2020 @ 3:01 pm By Omar Faridi |

CaixaBank S.A., a Spanish financial services firm based in Valencia and Barcelona in Spain, is moving forward with its experimental application of quantum computing to its financial products and services. CaixaBank, the third-largest lender by market cap in Spain (after Banco Santander and the BBVA),… Read More

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CaixaBank Partners With Football Team RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to Launch New Mobile App

February 10, 2020 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst |

CaixaBank, a retail banking group based in Spain, announced on Monday it has teamed up with RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to launch the Spanish football team mobile app. The duo reported that the app will include an integrated “wallet” in order to boost commercial services,… Read More

Spanish Retail Bank CaixaBank Announces New Collaboration With Plug and Play

January 27, 2020 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst |

CaixaBank, a retail banking group based in Spain, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with global startup platform Plug and Play to help the continuous growth in the Spanish fintech sector. According to CaixaBank, the duo will promote new services for the… Read More

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