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BBVA and a state-backed research center in Spain have launched a partnership to explore advanced cryptography for financial services.
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BBVA or Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is a multinational banking group founded in 1857 and headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. The BBVA bank is the second largest in Spain and one of the biggest in the world. In 2015, the total assets of BBVA were around $750 billion and it had a revenue of more than $23 billion. BBVA banking is known for its aim of digitalization and implementation of innovative technologies. BBVA has a strong international presence, with subsidiaries in U.S. (BBVA Compass), Turkey (Garanti Bank), Mexico (BBVA Bancomer) and a number of other countries. BBVA Compass Bank is the 30th largest in the United States, has more than 11,000 employees and total assets of over $86 billion. The current CEO of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria is Carlos Torres Vila — an MIT graduate, with degrees from National University of Distance Education and Sloan School of Management.
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria has announced the use of blockchain technology for the bank’s first such issuance of a green bond.
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Spain’s second largest bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, has closed a €150 million loan using blockchain technology.
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Major Spanish banks BBVA and Santander have joined the launch of the E.U. International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications.
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has carried out a blockchain-based syndicated loan of $150 million with BNP Paribas and MUFG.
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While politicians welcome blockchain, civil servants don’t wait for legislation to be implemented.
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Executive chairman of BBVA Group Francisco Gonzalez calls for better understanding of cryptocurrencies, as the world is going through a “digital revolution”.
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Spanish banking giant BBVA and energy company Repsol have partnered to develop blockchain-based financial solutions for corporate banking.
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The CEO of Spain’s second largest bank said that blockchain is still an immature technology, but that once it has developed, it will be crucial to their business.
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23412As much as the financial establishment hates to admit it, Bitcoin is a major economic and technological advancement, and it's not going anywhere.
583BBVA, a multinational Spanish banking group has published another report on the block chain technology entitled “Blockchain Technology: The Ultimate Disruption in the Financial System”
437The Estonian central bank has denied statements by Deutsche Bank suggesting that the Estonian banking system relies on blockchain technology to secure information and more news
414CT spoke with Jose Rodriguez, the VP of payments at Bitso, a Mexican based that Bitcoin exchange, payment processor and Ripple Gateway, on the country’s cryptocurrency prospects and whether BBVA is the most bitcoin-friendly bank.
1396Cointelegraph has compiled a list of some of the most notable banking giants experimenting with Bitcoin’s underlying technology.
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