BBVA - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/payments

BBVA expands instant payments to inbound cross-border transfers from outside the eurozone

BBVA has launched a new service that enables financial institutions outside Europe to send payments to Spain in just seconds, at any time of day and on any day of the year.

17 September 2025

News/crypto

BBVA Spain taps Ripple for digital asset custody services

Ripple has signed an agreement with BBVA to provide its digital asset custody technology to the Spanish bank.

09 September 2025

Company announcement/wholesale

BBVA and SAP forge business banking alliance

BBVA and SAP Spain have forged a strategic alliance whereby the bank will integrate the SAP Multibank Connectivity solution to enhance its corporate banking service offering and attract new business clients.

04 September 2025

Company announcement/ai

BBVA rolls out global data plaform to Mexico and Colombia

BBVA has taken a significant step forward in its data-driven transformation strategy with the successful implementation of ADA, its global data platform, in Mexico and Colombia.

19 August 2025

News/ai

BBVA and the University of Navarra embark on applied research project into responsible AI

BBVA is entering a three-year project with the University of Navarra to address the main ethical, technical and regulatory challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

14 August 2025

News/ai

BBVA wins plaudits from OpenAI for ChatGPT5 tests

During the global launch of its new language model, OpenAI has identified BBVA as one of the first institutions to adopt the technology in the financial sector, cutting weeks off the time to conduct technical tasks.

12 August 2025

News/crypto

Binance partners BBVA to let customers keep crypto off exchange - FT

BBVA is working with Binance to provide the crypto firm's customers with off-exchange custody, according to the Financial Times.

08 August 2025

Company announcement/crypto

BBVA launches bitcoin and ether trading and custody services in Spain

BBVA has unveiled its cryptocurrency trading and custody service for bitcoin and ether, which is now available to all retail customers of legal age in Spain. After filing the relevant disclosure with the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), the bank has been gradually rolling out the service in recent weeks.

04 July 2025

News/ai

BBVA to roll out GenAI tools to 100,000 employees via Google Cloud

BBVA is deepening its relationship with Google Cloud through the deployment of Google Workspace with Gemini, as part of the global bank’s AI adoption strategy.

03 July 2025

News/retail

BBVA launches digital bank in Germany

Spain's BBVA continues its European expansion, launching a 100% digital retail bank in Germany.

27 June 2025

Company announcement/wholesale

BBVA allies with Olea on supply chain finance

BBVA CIB has entered into a strategic alliance with Olea, a digital platform specialized in international trade finance and risk solutions, to strengthen its global supply chain finance (SCF) offering.

24 June 2025

News/security

BBVA mobile banking app uses AI to protect users from shoulder-surfing

BBVA has added an artificial intelligence engine to its mobile banking app that hides user's data when it detects when more than one pair of eyes is viewing the screen.

03 June 2025