BBVA

412 results about this entity

Period: 22 Jul 2005 - 10 May 2024

BBVA restructures to achieve 'digital transformation'

BBVA has named digital banking head Carlos Torres Vila as president & COO and charged him with responsibility for leading a fresh management team for which technology transformation is identified as the bank's "main strategic priority".

BBVA Compass taps social media for small biz ideas contest

BBVA Compass has launched a contest inviting small businesses to use Twitter and Instagram to pitch for cash rewards.

BBVA buys UX firm Spring Studio

BBVA had bought San Francisco-based user-experience and design outfit Spring Studio as it continues to aggressively pursue its stated aim of becoming the "best digital bank of the 21st century".

Prosper wins big bank backing for P2P lending

US peer-to-peer lender Prosper has scored a £165 million financing round led by Credit Suisse and supported by a clutch of top banks.

BBVA Compass partners Dwolla for real-time payments

BBVA Compass customers can now bypass America's antiquated, sluggish payments networks and make real-time payments through Iowa startup Dwolla's platform.

BBVA: "We are building the best digital bank of the 21st Century"

Spanish bank BBVA has set its sights on building "the best digital bank of the 21st century", according to remarks by chairman Fransisco Gonzalez at the company's annual shareholder meeting in Bilbao.

In the future, BBVA will be a software company - Francisco Gonzalez

Fresh from his forecasts last month that half of the world's banks would get left behind by the digital revolution in financial services, BBVA chairman Francisco González has mapped out a new future for his organisation, not as a bank, but as a software company.

Visa and MasterCard report strong bank uptake for HCE-based mobile payments

Banco do Brazil, PNC Bank and US Bank are set to join the growing band of finacial services firms working with Visa to offer their customers HCE-based contactless mobile payments.

Half of the world's banks set to fall by the digital wayside - BBVA

Up to half of the world's banks will disappear through the cracks opened up by digital disruption of the industry, forecasts BBVA chairman and CEO Francisco Gonzalez.

BBVA Compass appoints client experience officer to boost digital engagement

BBVA Compass announced today that it has appointed Jennifer Kelly Dominiquini as its Chief Marketing and Client Experience Officer, tapping the e-commerce veteran to reimagine how the bank engages clients as it continues its digital transformation.

BBVA announces InnovaChallenge winners

The BBVA International datathon InnovaChallenge MX, in which 378 developers from 36 different countries participated, has drawn to a close.

Banks must up digital game to win over millennials - BBVA Compass

Banks need to offer more than basic transactional online and mobile services if they want to win over millennials being tempted by more nuanced, personalised services from new fintech disruptors, warns a report from BBVA Compass.

BBVA acquires big data startup Madiva

BBVA has acquired Spanish big data and cloud computing startup Madiva Soluciones as part of its strategy to buy up companies that are developing new technologies and disruptive business models.

BAI Retail Delivery: Digital banking must go beyond transactional to personalised

There is a widening gap between Americans' digital expectations and what their banks are delivering, but firms that act to shape their use of technology to deliver personalised services could significantly boost their profits, research from Cisco suggests.

BBVA awarded highest rating in operational sustainability

BBVA’s Data Processing Center (DPC) in Tres Cantos (Madrid) has been awarded the Tier IV Gold Certification of Operational Sustainability from the Uptime Institute. This is its highest rating in operational sustainability, which makes BBVA the first bank with such advanced installations in Europe.

BBVA Compass opens backbone to Dwolla payments

BBVA Compass has opened up its technology platform to Dwolla, enabling customers to make real-time payments through the Iowa startup's payments network.

BBVA opens API to developers for global hackathon

BBVA is to share a EUR60,000 pot with developers who can augment bank API data from card transactions in Mexico with external resources to create innovative new financial applications.

BBVA Ventures invests in supply chain finance firm Taulia

Supply chain finance outfit Taulia has scored another $13 million in series d funding from BBVA Ventures and Singapore's Economic Development Board.

BBVA to invest $1.2 billion to become South America's leading digital bank

Spain's BBVA is to invest $1.2 billion on technology projects in South America over the next two years as it looks to grow the number of customers using digital and mobile channels to access the bank.

BBVA mobile payments app racks up 250,000 Spanish downloads

Having proved itself a hit in Spain, the BBVA HCE-based mobile payments app is set to be launched in the US, Mexico and Chile by the end of the year.