CaixaBank - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/identity

CaixaBank participates in EU research consortium to develop a personal data protection platform

Together with another 11 international companies and organisations, CaixaBank has initiated a new benchmark project focusing on the protection of privacy and personal data as outlined within the framework of the Horizon 2020 programme, funded by the European Union.

18 December 2020

Company announcement

Caixabank digital banking unit imagin embeds 'Airbnb experiences' into mobile app

imagin, CaixaBank’s platform for digital services and lifestyle for millennials, and Airbnb will jointly offer experiences to the digital community of imagin users.

18 November 2020

Company announcement/crypto

Spanish banks extend smart money proof-of-concept trials

Banco Sabadell, Banco Santander, Bankia, BBVA and CaixaBank will be initiating a new sectorial proof of concept to experiment the distribution of digital money this November.

13 November 2020

News/identity

Spanish banks lead development of blockchain-based digital ID model

Ten leading Spanish companies - including Santander, LiberBank, Bankia, Caixa Bank, and BME - are planning to roll out a self-managed digital identity model using blockchain technology.

05 November 2020

Company announcement/markets

CaixaBank rolls out real-time currency trading platform

CaixaBank presents FX Now, its new online platform that lets customers trade currencies in real time, 24 hours a day, in an agile and secure way, and with no intermediaries.

22 October 2020

Company announcement/payments

CaixaBank doubles customer numbers using mobile app to sign for online transactions

CaixaBank, Spain’s leading retail bank, now has more than two million customers who sign online, web and mobile banking transactions on their smartphone, using the CaixaBank Sign application.

28 August 2020

Company announcement/sustainable

Caixabank issues credit card made from recycled plastic

CaixaBank offers its customers the first card made from 100% recycled material to be marketed in Spain.

12 August 2020

Company announcement/sustainable

CaixaBank's imagin launches sustainability initiative

imagin, the digital services and lifestyle platform for young people from CaixaBank, Spain’s leading retail bank, is implementing a sustainability strategy with the aim of consolidating an environmental action model that is a benchmark in the digital field, covering the full range of its activities.

20 July 2020

News/payments

Spanish banks complete tests of programmable payments for smart contracts

Banco Sabadell, Banco Santander, Bankia, BBVA and CaixaBank have successfully completed a proof-of-concept test to enable the execution of payments triggered by smart contracts in blockchain networks.

15 July 2020

Company announcement/retail

CaixaBank releases online account opening platform non-Spanish residents

CaixaBank, Spain’s leading retail bank headed by chairman Jordi Gual and chief executive officer Gonzalo Gortázar, has become the country’s first bank to present two digital solutions to accompany and facilitate banking for Spain's non-residents.

06 July 2020

News/retail

CaixaBank opens private LinkedIn space for female business leaders

CaixaBank has established a virtual business community and meeting point on LinkedIn where female entrepreneurs can exchange knowledge, ideas and experiences.

02 July 2020

News/retail

CaixaBank transforms mobile bank imagin into lifestyle app

CaixaBank is relaunching its mobile-only youth-oriented banking offshoot imagin as a lifestyle platform offering a range of banking and non-financial products.

19 June 2020