Last 7th July, BBVA was awarded the Silver Mention on "Best Online Report 2014", within the category of international and unlisted companies, on the London Stock Exchange. This prize has been awarded by the prestigious magazine "The Corporate & Financial Awards".

Euromoney named BBVA as best bank in Latin America in the 2015 edition of its Awards for Excellence.  Euromoney acknowledges the bank's successful evolution and solid business results in the region. In this edition, BBVA has also been recognized as the best bank in Peru and best bank in Paraguay. Regarding investment banking, BBVA has been chosen as best debt house in Spain.

BBVA chairman stated this morning that “investing in the digital ecosystem is investing in our future.” Francisco González is taking part in the Wired Money 2015 summit, held at the British Museum in London, together with prominent figures of the digital ecosystem who are transforming the financial industry.

Between 2011 and 2014, 700 million people opened a bank account. In the same period, the number of people outside the banking system fell by 20%, or 2 billion adults. In 2014, 62% of adults held an account, well above the 54% registered in 2011.

Credit brokerage activities outside the regulated banking system –known as shadow banking– will gradually gain ground in the coming years, and the sector is gearing up to respond to this massive change.

BBVA Research Spain has received the 2014 Forecaster Accuracy Award (FAA) granted by the global macroeconomic survey firm Consensus Economics. This accolade honors the quality and accuracy with which the experts at BBVA Research have prepared their growth forecast for Spain, as well as their inflation projections.