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                    <title>Techstars Startup Weekend Women Istanbul concludes with Garanti BBVA as lead sponsor</title>
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                    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Sofia Martínez Corrons]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Techstars Startup Weekend Women Istanbul, organized as part of Garanti BBVA's role as Techstars lead partner in Turkey, has come to a close. Held simultaneously with events in 40 cities around the world, the Istanbul leg took place at Salt Galata from March 6 to 8, coinciding with International Women's Day.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Techstars Startup Weekend Women Istanbul, organized as part of Garanti BBVA's role as Techstars lead partner in Turkey, has come to a close. Held simultaneously with events in 40 cities around the world, the Istanbul leg took place at Salt Galata from March 6 to 8, coinciding with International Women's Day.]]>
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                    <title>Turkish Startups Connect at Global Expansion Day, Hosted by Garanti BBVA</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/turkish-startups-connect-at-global-expansion-day-hosted-by-garanti-bbva/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 01:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Sofia Martínez Corrons]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Enterprises]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The event connected entrepreneurs with representatives from 15 countries and leading global institutions, offering genuine opportunities for international collaboration, investment, and growth.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The event connected entrepreneurs with representatives from 15 countries and leading global institutions, offering genuine opportunities for international collaboration, investment, and growth.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Enters the Finnish Startup Ecosystem: First Growth Capital Deal with Bob W and Debut at Slush</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-enters-the-finnish-startup-ecosystem-first-venture-debt-deal-with-bob-w-and-debut-at-slush/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[maria.ciriza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has closed its first growth capital transaction in Finland with Bob W, the Helsinki-born hospitality scaleup focused on redefining the short-stay experience across Europe through technology. This also marks BBVA’s first growth capital deal in Finland, coinciding with the bank’s debut as a key partner at Slush, the renowned global innovation event that gathers more than 13,000 attendees, 2,500 startups and 2,000 investors in Helsinki each year.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has closed its first growth capital transaction in Finland with Bob W, the Helsinki-born hospitality scaleup focused on redefining the short-stay experience across Europe through technology. This also marks BBVA’s first growth capital deal in Finland, coinciding with the bank’s debut as a key partner at Slush, the renowned global innovation event that gathers more than 13,000 attendees, 2,500 startups and 2,000 investors in Helsinki each year.]]>
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                    <title>Sesame Signs €50 Million Agreement with BBVA Spark to Accelerate its Growth</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/sesame-signs-a-e50-million-agreement-with-bbva-spark-to-accelerate-its-growth/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Spark has struck a financing deal worth up to €50 million with Sesame, Spain’s leading HR software company. This funding will enable Sesame to ramp up its growth across Europe, while allocating its own resources to strengthening its leadership in AI. The agreement also marks the launch of an innovative financial instrument in Europe.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Spark has struck a financing deal worth up to €50 million with Sesame, Spain’s leading HR software company. This funding will enable Sesame to ramp up its growth across Europe, while allocating its own resources to strengthening its leadership in AI. The agreement also marks the launch of an innovative financial instrument in Europe.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila Unveils BBVA’s Projects to Drive Excellence in Customer Relations through Cutting-Edge AI</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/carlos-torres-vila-unveils-bbvas-projects-to-drive-excellence-in-customer-relations-through-cutting-edge-ai/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate communication]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila took part in the closing ceremony of the <strong><a href="https://www.bbvaspark.com/es/bbva-spark-summit/">BBVA Spark Summit 2025</a> </strong>in Barcelona, the leading event for startups, scaleups and investors. In a dialogue with BBVA Spark Global Head Santiago Muguruza, <strong>he stressed AI’s central role in customer service</strong> and outlined a series of strategic AI projects designed to deliver excellence in customer‑relationship processes, customization and efficiency.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila took part in the closing ceremony of the <strong><a href="https://www.bbvaspark.com/es/bbva-spark-summit/">BBVA Spark Summit 2025</a> </strong>in Barcelona, the leading event for startups, scaleups and investors. In a dialogue with BBVA Spark Global Head Santiago Muguruza, <strong>he stressed AI’s central role in customer service</strong> and outlined a series of strategic AI projects designed to deliver excellence in customer‑relationship processes, customization and efficiency.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA and SAP forge a strategic alliance to improve corporate and business banking services</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/bbva-and-sap-forge-a-strategic-alliance-to-improve-corporate-and-business-banking-services/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 05:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Business finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Customer experience]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digitization for Companies]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digitization of processes]]>
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                            <![CDATA[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. The solution will enable BBVA to transform and optimize how financial transactions are carried out for corporate and business banking clients, making the whole process more efficient and agile.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[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. The solution will enable BBVA to transform and optimize how financial transactions are carried out for corporate and business banking clients, making the whole process more efficient and agile.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Spark provides €2.5 million in financing for PropHero's expansion in Spain</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-spark-provides-e2-5-million-in-financing-for-propheros-expansion-in-spain/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Sofia Martínez Corrons]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Proptech company PropHero has secured financing from BBVA Spark to drive its growth in the Spanish real estate market, where it plans to double its business volume by year-end 2025.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Proptech company PropHero has secured financing from BBVA Spark to drive its growth in the Spanish real estate market, where it plans to double its business volume by year-end 2025.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA completes its first venture debt transaction in Germany with roadsurfer for €25 million</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/bbva-completes-its-first-venture-debt-transaction-in-germany-with-roadsurfer-for-e25-million/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[maria.ciriza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Project finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has formalized a €25 million venture debt transaction with roadsurfer, a German company specializing in outdoor mobility. The financing aims to support the international expansion of the leading camper van rental platform and accelerate its growth across Europe and North America.
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has formalized a €25 million venture debt transaction with roadsurfer, a German company specializing in outdoor mobility. The financing aims to support the international expansion of the leading camper van rental platform and accelerate its growth across Europe and North America.
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                    <title>BBVA closes its first venture debt financing deal in the UK with Plum, for £15 million</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-closes-its-first-venture-debt-financing-deal-in-the-uk-with-plum-for-15-million/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[maria.ciriza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Actualitat]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has provided £15m in venture debt to Plum, a British personal finance app. The deal will help Plum expand and scale, and reflects BBVA’s growing commitment to the UK as Europe's leading hub for entrepreneurship and venture capital.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has provided £15m in venture debt to Plum, a British personal finance app. The deal will help Plum expand and scale, and reflects BBVA’s growing commitment to the UK as Europe's leading hub for entrepreneurship and venture capital.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA hosts a new edition of Türkiye’s Women Entrepreneurs Awards</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/garanti-bbva-hosts-a-new-edition-of-turkiyes-women-entrepreneurs-awards/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The winners of the 18th Türkiye’s Women Entrepreneurs Competition, organized by Garanti BBVA alongside Ekonomist magazine and the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Türkiye (KAGİDER), have just been announced at an award ceremony held on February 27.
<h6>Photo cover: Garanti BBVA CEO Mahmut Akten and Özlem Kahramaner, Türkiye's female entrepreneur of the year.</h6>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The winners of the 18th Türkiye’s Women Entrepreneurs Competition, organized by Garanti BBVA alongside Ekonomist magazine and the Women Entrepreneurs Association of Türkiye (KAGİDER), have just been announced at an award ceremony held on February 27.
<h6>Photo cover: Garanti BBVA CEO Mahmut Akten and Özlem Kahramaner, Türkiye's female entrepreneur of the year.</h6>]]>
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