Garanti BBVA
Garanti BBVA
Garanti BBVA recently launched asset-backed securities (ABS), offering qualified investors a new structured investment alternative. The issuance enhances the bank’s flexibility in asset and liability management while reinforcing its overall balance sheet strength. The transaction also created a new source of liquidity for Garanti BBVA, and supported its capital adequacy ratios.
The event connected entrepreneurs with representatives from 15 countries and leading global institutions, offering genuine opportunities for international collaboration, investment, and growth.
Garanti BBVA has signed one of the largest sustainability-linked loan transactions ever extended to a corporate borrower in Türkiye by acting as Sustainability Coordinator throughout the loan tenor of the €1.7 billion financing provided for the Antalya–Alanya Highway Project.
BBVA’s Turkish unit has introduced a new tool on its Garanti BBVA Mobile app to help customers manage their personal finances, improve their financial health and plan for the future. ‘My Credit Coach’ provides an overview of each customer’s financial situation based on their banking history and offers personalized recommendations.
Garanti BBVA has finalized a syndicated loan as part of its international funding program. The transaction focuses on sustainability and includes one-year (€61 million / $97.75 million), two-year (€28 million plus $157 million) and three-year $75 million) tranches. It attracted strong interest from global investors, with 49 financial institutions from 22 countries participating.
Garanti BBVA once again demonstrated its leadership at one of the most prestigious events in finance and technology, the Sardis Awards. The bank was honored in seven categories, winning four gold and three silver awards in categories related to creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, technology, social impact and its customer-oriented approach.
On November 6-8, 2025, 1,600 senior and middle managers from across Türkiye met in Antalya for the annual Executives Meeting, with the theme “We are ready for the future: we will make it happen together.” The 2025 event focused on the bank’s strategic goals, underscored its accomplishments and analyzed the areas of growth that will shape the future. BBVA CEO Onur Genç joined the meeting, where he discussed the group’s global vision and the strategic role Garanti BBVA plays in making this vision a reality.
Garanti BBVA was internationally honored for its design excellence, earning two distinctions from the iF Design Awards for its updated Garanti BBVA mobile app and the Pulse app, and another from the A Design Awards for its ‘My Home, My Car, My Travel’ project — showcasing its highly innovative approach to user experience and digital design.
Garanti BBVA recently announced its results for the first nine months of the year, reporting TL 84.47 billion in net income, TL 4.27 trillion in assets and TL 3.23 trillion in cash and non-cash loans. Customer deposits funded 69.1 percent of assets, with the deposit base reaching TL 2.91 trillion in the first nine months of 2025 – up 38.7 percent. The bank’s capital adequacy ratio stood at 16.3 percent,¹ return on average equity (ROAE) was 30.9 percent, and return on average assets (ROAA) was 3.1 percent.
Garanti BBVA, Be Node and the Turkish Informatics Foundation recently collaborated on research to explore how young people use financial technology. The findings from the study show their strong connection to digital tools, as well as their need for greater support in financial literacy.
Garanti BBVA Pensions was honored with the silver award in the Digital Transformation category of the Smart-i Awards for its innovative approach to digitizing insurance sales on Garanti BBVA Mobile.
BBVA’s Turkish franchise has shifted a branch-only product to digital channels, enabling quicker access for clients funding sustainability-focused investments.
Garanti BBVA has launched a new feature that helps users select the card that provides the most benefits for each transaction. Known as SMART (smart, mobile, advanced, relaxed, technology), the feature is a first in Turkey and is the latest example of Garanti BBVA’s focus on personalizing payment experiences for its customers.
BBVA’s Turkish franchise has partnered with Ivy Decarb Marketplace to help textile manufacturers cut carbon emissions. The bank will finance companies through the platform as they shift to cleaner production methods.
Garanti BBVA Crypto has eliminated commissions and fees on crypto trading in TRY pairs. The move is part of its aim to offer investors a user-friendly crypto experience.
Garanti BBVA Crypto is now offering trading and transfers in Tether (USDT), allowing users to do business with the popular dollar-pegged stablecoin via the Ethereum network and trade USDT pairs.
Garanti BBVA has entered a new era in asset management in Türkiye by migrating its crypto asset portfolios to its app, Garanti BBVA Mobile. Garanti BBVA Crypto users can now easily view their crypto assets, along with price information in real time, gains and losses, and watchlists directly from the ‘Investments’ menu in the bank’s mobile app.
Garanti BBVA Technology has won the ‘Best Financial Institution Innovation’ award at the Datos Impact Awards for its Mule Account Fraud Score Model, a solution designed to prevent fraud in banking transactions.
BBVA’s Turkish unit reported net income of TL 53.6 billion for the first half of 2025, according to consolidated financial statements as of June 30. Total assets grew to TL 3.82 trillion, while the bank provided TL 2.95 trillion to the economy through cash and non-cash loans. Customer deposits remained the primary source of funding, accounting for 69.5 percent of total assets. The deposit base expanded 26.7 percent in the first six months to TL 2.66 trillion. The bank maintained a robust capital adequacy ratio of 15.6 percent.* Return on average equity (ROAE) stood at 30.7 percent, while return on average assets (ROAA) was 3.1 percent.
*Calculated without the forbearance introduced by BRSA
BBVA’s Turkish franchise has secured three accolades at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, consolidating its position as a leader in sustainable banking and workplace inclusion across Central and Eastern Europe. The bank was named Best Bank for Diversity and Inclusion and Best Sustainable Finance Bank in the CEE region, and also took home the Best Sustainable Finance Bank award for Türkiye.
BBVA’s Turkish franchise has unveiled ‘My Banker,’ a new program aimed at delivering tailored financial services and lifestyle benefits to its affluent customer segment.
BBVA’s Turkish franchise has successfully completed the issuance of a $500 million Tier 2 bond in the international markets. This marks the bank’s first such transaction in 2025, following a $750 million Tier 2 issue in November 2024.
Garanti BBVA Crypto is partnering with Wyden, a global provider of institutional digital asset trading infrastructure, to strengthen its crypto service offering for retail and institutional clients. As part of the collaboration, Garanti BBVA Crypto will support trading pairs between the Turkish Lira, US Dollar, and other cryptocurrencies, expanding local market access and providing a seamless, efficient trading experience for Turkish investors.
The Blue Breath project was launched in 2021 by Garanti BBVA in collaboration with DenizTemiz Derneği/TURMEPA to protect Turkish marine ecosystems. Over the past four years, Blue Breath has worked with a variety of stakeholders to carry out clean-up projects, training sessions, and other environmental protection initiatives.
With the latest update to Garanti BBVA’s mobile app, customers can leave their cards at home. GarantiPay allows users to make payments in stores or online using the GarantiPay and NFC contactless payment options on their smartphones.
Garanti BBVA stands by the self-employed and SMEs by offering innovative digital financial solutions
BBVA’s Turkish franchise offers a wide range of digital solutions, catering to every financial need in the life cycle of the self-employed and SMEs and covering their entire ecosystem. It delivers services across all digital channels to streamline and accelerate business processes. The self-employed and SMEs are able to perform a variety of financial transactions, such as applying for credit, drawing on commercial loans, obtaining letters of guarantee, arranging checkbooks, and requesting POS terminals, all via Garanti BBVA’s mobile or internet channels without ever needing to visit a branch.