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Spain’s BBVA opens retail access to Bitcoin and Ether through its mobile app, offering bank-grade custody and MiCA-backed compliance without the complexity of crypto exchanges.
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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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Spain’s second-largest lender will allow its clients to buy, sell and manage cryptocurrencies on its mobile banking app.
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Harmonize will allow the bank to connect to blockchains beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, which suggests the potential expansion of BBVA’s crypto services.
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The group consists of 30 high-ranking financial professionals from organizations, including BBVA, CRIF and Stripe, among others.
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BBVA Switzerland will soon begin offering Bitcoin trading to private banking clients while not providing any advisory services on crypto investments.
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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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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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