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                    <title>BBVA and FC Internazionale Milano join forces to create new experiences for customers and fans</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-and-fc-internazionale-milano-join-forces-to-create-new-experiences-for-customers-and-fans/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate information]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and FC Internazionale Milano have announced a new partnership built on a shared vision: using innovation and technology to create experiences that strengthen the connection between people and the brands they trust. As part of the agreement, BBVA will become the Official Sleeve Partner of Inter’s Men's First Team, Inter Women, Inter U23, Inter U20 and Inter Legends. In addition, BBVA will serve as the Front Jersey Partner of the club’s youth academy teams, from U18 downwards, across both the men’s and women’s divisions, reflecting the two organizations’ shared commitment to younger generations and families.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA and FC Internazionale Milano have announced a new partnership built on a shared vision: using innovation and technology to create experiences that strengthen the connection between people and the brands they trust. As part of the agreement, BBVA will become the Official Sleeve Partner of Inter’s Men's First Team, Inter Women, Inter U23, Inter U20 and Inter Legends. In addition, BBVA will serve as the Front Jersey Partner of the club’s youth academy teams, from U18 downwards, across both the men’s and women’s divisions, reflecting the two organizations’ shared commitment to younger generations and families.]]>
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                    <title>ABS: Expanding Financing Options in U.S. Capital Markets</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/abs-expanding-financing-options-in-u-s-capital-markets/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[O020755]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy and Finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Corporate finance leaders are constantly evaluating how to fund growth, improve liquidity, and diversify sources of capital. For companies with portfolios of loans, receivables, leases, or other predictable cash-flowing assets, asset-backed securities (ABS) offer an additional financing option. By transforming those assets into securities sold to institutional investors, securitization has become an established component of the U.S. capital markets.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Corporate finance leaders are constantly evaluating how to fund growth, improve liquidity, and diversify sources of capital. For companies with portfolios of loans, receivables, leases, or other predictable cash-flowing assets, asset-backed securities (ABS) offer an additional financing option. By transforming those assets into securities sold to institutional investors, securitization has become an established component of the U.S. capital markets.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA, the first Spanish bank to launch Swift’s new global retail payments scheme</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-the-first-spanish-bank-to-launch-swifts-new-global-retail-payments-scheme/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate & Investment Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate payments]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The bank has participated from the go-live of Swift’s new retail scheme, a global initiative that establishes a common rulebook to deliver faster, more transparent, predictable and 24/7 international payments for individuals and SMEs.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The bank has participated from the go-live of Swift’s new retail scheme, a global initiative that establishes a common rulebook to deliver faster, more transparent, predictable and 24/7 international payments for individuals and SMEs.]]>
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                    <title>Global Finance recognizes BBVA as the World’s Best Bank in Emerging Markets in 2026</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/global-finance-recognizes-bbva-as-the-worlds-best-bank-in-emerging-markets-in-2026/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[miriam.gidron]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Awards]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Emerging markets]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The international magazine Global Finance has recognized BBVA as World’s Best Bank in Emerging Markets in the 2026 edition of its World’s Best Bank awards, which honor banks based on criteria such as performance, reputation and management excellence. This recognition joins the other awards the BBVA Group recently received from the same publication, including the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-named-worlds-most-innovative-bank-2026-by-global-finance/">World’s Most Innovative Bank,</a> <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/garanti-bbva-named-turkiyes-best-bank-by-global-finance/">recognition of Garanti BBVA as the Best Bank in Türkiye</a> and the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/global-finance-recognizes-bbvas-leadership-in-investment-banking-in-four-key-markets/">Best Investment Bank awards in Spain, Mexico, Peru and Türkiye</a>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The international magazine Global Finance has recognized BBVA as World’s Best Bank in Emerging Markets in the 2026 edition of its World’s Best Bank awards, which honor banks based on criteria such as performance, reputation and management excellence. This recognition joins the other awards the BBVA Group recently received from the same publication, including the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-named-worlds-most-innovative-bank-2026-by-global-finance/">World’s Most Innovative Bank,</a> <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/garanti-bbva-named-turkiyes-best-bank-by-global-finance/">recognition of Garanti BBVA as the Best Bank in Türkiye</a> and the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/global-finance-recognizes-bbvas-leadership-in-investment-banking-in-four-key-markets/">Best Investment Bank awards in Spain, Mexico, Peru and Türkiye</a>.]]>
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                    <title>Insurance in a New Paradigm: When Managing Risk Is No Longer Enough</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/insurance-in-a-new-paradigm-when-managing-risk-is-no-longer-enough/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Advisory]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The insurance industry is going through a defining moment. The emergence of new risks, from climate change to cybersecurity, together with the rise of emerging technologies and an increasingly demanding regulatory framework, is transforming the way enterprises protect, invest and manage their capital. Cristina Querejeta, Global Sector Head of Insurance at BBVA CIB, outlines the key drivers behind this evolution.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The insurance industry is going through a defining moment. The emergence of new risks, from climate change to cybersecurity, together with the rise of emerging technologies and an increasingly demanding regulatory framework, is transforming the way enterprises protect, invest and manage their capital. Cristina Querejeta, Global Sector Head of Insurance at BBVA CIB, outlines the key drivers behind this evolution.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA completes record €2bn synthetic securitisation to boost project finance capacity</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-completes-record-e2bn-synthetic-securitisation-to-boost-project-finance-capacity/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=economyfinance&#038;p=1169631</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has executed the largest synthetic securitisation transaction backed by a project finance portfolio in its history, referencing a €2 billion portfolio of loans.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has executed the largest synthetic securitisation transaction backed by a project finance portfolio in its history, referencing a €2 billion portfolio of loans.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA Becomes First Bank in Türkiye to Join Swift’s New Payment Scheme</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/garanti-bbva-becomes-first-bank-in-turkiye-to-join-swifts-new-payment-scheme/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy and Finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA has joined Swift’s new payment scheme as a sending bank—a first for Türkiye—offering customers faster, more transparent international money transfers with upfront fee visibility and end-to-end tracking. The service is initially available for transfers to the UK, Spain, Australia, the US, and Germany.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA has joined Swift’s new payment scheme as a sending bank—a first for Türkiye—offering customers faster, more transparent international money transfers with upfront fee visibility and end-to-end tracking. The service is initially available for transfers to the UK, Spain, Australia, the US, and Germany.]]>
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                    <title>The Race For Digital Infrastructure Is Transforming The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/the-race-for-digital-infrastructure-is-transforming-the-technology-media-and-telecommunications-sector/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Advisory]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Communications]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Investment bank]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector is undergoing a new phase of transformation driven by AI, the digitalization of the economy, and growing demand for computing power, data storage, cloud and connectivity. This cycle is reshaping investment and financing strategies amid a complex macroeconomic environment, affecting both global supply chains and companies’ access to liquidity. Ksenia Nekrasova and Manuel Franch, Global Heads of TMT at BBVA CIB, analyze the trends driving this new phase and the bank’s role in an increasingly competitive and specialized market.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector is undergoing a new phase of transformation driven by AI, the digitalization of the economy, and growing demand for computing power, data storage, cloud and connectivity. This cycle is reshaping investment and financing strategies amid a complex macroeconomic environment, affecting both global supply chains and companies’ access to liquidity. Ksenia Nekrasova and Manuel Franch, Global Heads of TMT at BBVA CIB, analyze the trends driving this new phase and the bank’s role in an increasingly competitive and specialized market.]]>
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                    <title>International LGBTIQ+ Pride Day: Advancing Towards Spaces Where Everyone Can Be Themselves</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/international-lgbtiq-pride-day-advancing-towards-spaces-where-everyone-can-be-themselves/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Diversity]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Human capital]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Reduced inequalities]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Diversity is part of who we are, and inclusion is part of the culture we build every day. On International <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/lgbtiq-whats-behind-the-acronym/">LGBTIQ+</a> Pride Day, BBVA reaffirms its commitment to creating environments where everyone can grow and thrive with authenticity, confidence and equal opportunities.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Diversity is part of who we are, and inclusion is part of the culture we build every day. On International <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/lgbtiq-whats-behind-the-acronym/">LGBTIQ+</a> Pride Day, BBVA reaffirms its commitment to creating environments where everyone can grow and thrive with authenticity, confidence and equal opportunities.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Places €1.25 Billion in a Green Senior Non-preferred Issuance Backed by Strong Demand</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/economy-and-finance/bbva-launches-a-five-year-green-senior-non-preferred-issuance/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate information]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Debt issuance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Economy and Finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has placed €1.25 billion in a green senior non-preferred issuance maturing on June 30, 2031. The transaction was very well received by investors, with demand exceeding €3.2 billion, more than 2.5 times the final issue size.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has placed €1.25 billion in a green senior non-preferred issuance maturing on June 30, 2031. The transaction was very well received by investors, with demand exceeding €3.2 billion, more than 2.5 times the final issue size.]]>
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