Javier Rodríguez Soler

In a year marked by a global pandemic, racial and civil unrest, a depressed economy leading to mass unemployment and a polarizing political landscape, it’s easy to believe that companies should simply be in survival mode and cut straight to the basics of their business.

In early August, BBVA USA announced it would be one of a few early adopter banks collaborating with Google on a digital bank account to be offered via Google Pay and launched in early 2021.

In January, more than 250 leaders from across BBVA USA gathered in Houston to hear from management about the bank’s new 5-year strategic plan. Anybody in attendance will tell you it was a great meeting that generated palpable excitement about the bank’s future in the U.S.

I don’t have words to describe the sadness I’ve felt the past few days. The killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery have reverberated through the bank’s communities like a shockwave, amplifying the ongoing, anguished suffering of Black men and women across the country and acting as a tipping point for calls for change.

In mid-September, BBVA Open Platform announced that it was working with Catch to provide banking and payment services for gig workers.