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Carlos Torres Vila: ''Europe has the opportunity to lead the way in AI adoption to boost productivity and strategic autonomy''

Santiago Romero — Tue, 19 May 2026 11:55:01 +0000

BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila said that the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) represents a major opportunity for Europe during his participation this Tuesday at the 7th Expansión International Forum. In his view, AI will profoundly transform the banking sector and BBVA aims to lead that change. “Over the past 20 years, the bank has maintained this innovative and transformative drive. And we are going to do it again with the wave that is coming, which is deeper and faster,” he stressed. BBVA is already evolving toward a truly AI-driven bank through the creation, deployment and management of AI agents across the organization. “The potential of the technology is to transform everything we do at BBVA,” he said.

Garanti BBVA Wins Three Awards at Global Finance’s World’s Best Investment Banks 2026 Awards

Sofia Martínez Corrons — Tue, 19 May 2026 01:08:04 +0000

Garanti BBVA scooped three awards in the Central & Eastern Europe category of the World’s Best Investment Banks 2026 Awards announced by Global Finance. The bank cemented its regional standing by performing strongly in debt capital markets and infrastructure finance, building close relationships with international investors, and successfully executing transactions.

BBVA Appoints Jürgen von der Lehr as Head of Its Digital Bank in Germany

María Prados — Wed, 06 May 2026 04:49:13 +0000

BBVA is strengthening its commitment to growth in Germany with the appointment of Jürgen von der Lehr as Head of its Digital Bank in the country, a key role in adapting the bank’s value proposition in one of Europe’s largest and most competitive financial markets.

Carlos Torres Vila: “The country’s medium-term outlook is favourable, driven by Plan Mexico”

Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc — Tue, 05 May 2026 16:53:21 +0000

At the opening of the 2026 National Meeting of Regional Advisors (RNCR) in Mexico City, BBVA’s Chair, Carlos Torres Vila stated that “the country’s medium-term outlook is favourable, driven by initiatives such as Plan Mexico,” and recalled that the Group has a 100-billion-peso (nearly €4.8 billion) investment plan underway in the country for the 2025–2030 period, “an investment focused on innovation, infrastructure and people, because we believe in Mexico.” Meanwhile, Eduardo Osuna, Vice Chair and CEO of BBVA Mexico, emphasized that there are signs of economic recovery in 2026 but warned that it is necessary to boost private investment. To this end, “the conditions that reduce uncertainty around investment decisions are starting to materialize,” he added.

BBVA places $2.25 billion in a dual-tranche dollar issuance with demand nearly five times oversubscribed

Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:30:52 +0000

BBVA has today placed $2.25 billion in a dual-tranche US dollar issuance: $1.0 billion in a contingent convertible bond (AT1 or ‘CoCo’) and $1.25 billion in a senior non-preferred (SNP) bond. Demand reached $11.0 billion, nearly five times the offer, representing the largest order book for a BBVA issuance in the past five years.

BBVA executes two synthetic securitisations by residential mortgages totaling €3 billion backed

Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:42:12 +0000

BBVA has executed two synthetic securitisation transactions, referenced to a residential mortgage portfolio with a combined value of around €3 billion. The transactions allows the bank to release close to 60% of the initial regulatory capital associated with the portfolio, increasing its capacity to continue financing its clients.

Garanti BBVA Launches Fund Bot to Simplify Investment Decisions

Patricia Casas — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:22:24 +0000

The new digital tool offers personalized model portfolios based on each investor’s risk profile and time horizon, making the investment process faster, clearer, and more straightforward.

BBVA with Six-figure Customer Base in Germany with 23% of Customers Holding Over 100,000 €

Sofia Martínez Corrons — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:22:49 +0000

Germany is rapidly becoming one of the bank’s most important strategic growth markets in Europe. Since the launch of its digital retail bank in June 2025, BBVA has surpassed a six-figure customer base. Notably 90% of these customers have “activated, funded their accounts, and are actively using them,” Murat Kalkan, BBVA’s Global Head of Digital Banks, said today at FIBE in Berlin. That strong early confidence is further underscored by the fact that 23% (as of early 2026) of BBVA’s customers in Germany hold more than €100,000 with the bank. Kalkan emphasized that BBVA’s ambition is to become a genuine primary banking alternative for German customers.

Carlos Torres Vila (BBVA): “Europe needs greater unity and stronger investment ambition to enhance competitiveness and autonomy”

Santiago Romero — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:24:34 +0000

BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila analyzed the main global economic challenges and Europe’s role in a context marked by geopolitical uncertainty this Monday at the ‘Wake Up, Spain!’ event, organized by ‘El Español’. During his remarks, he highlighted the need to strengthen European unity and mobilize investment. The response lies in “more Europe: greater unity and stronger investment ambition. Thinking more in terms of the continent and less along national lines,” he said. He also emphasized the role of artificial intelligence and the energy transition as key drivers of future growth and underlined that “at BBVA, we are leading the transformation of banking in the new era of artificial intelligence.”

BBVA Breaks Into the Top3 of Forbes’ Ranking of Italy’s Best Banks

maria.ciriza — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:04:32 +0000

BBVA has secured 3rd place among the best banks in Italy in the 2026 edition of the 'World’s Best Banks' list published by Forbes. This result marks an improvement over last year, when the bank ranked at the fifth place, and further strengthens its position among the leading financial institutions in the country.