BBVA

Spain’s BBVA Opening Bitcoin Trading Service to Private Banking Clients in Switzerland

BBVA said the service will be available only to clients in Switzerland because of the country's clear regulations and the widespread adoption of digital assets.

News  ·  18 June 2021

Spain’s Second-Largest Bank Will Soon Launch Crypto Services: Sources

BBVA is poised to enter the cryptocurrency trading and custody space, according to two people familiar with the plans.

Business  ·  7 December 2020
Europe

Major Banks Sign Up for New EU Commission Blockchain App Association

The European Commission, the EU's executive body, is launching a blockchain app association next year and already has major banks on board.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 November 2018
Loans

BBVA Puts $150 Million Syndicated Loan on Ethereum Blockchain

Banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that put a $150 million syndicated loan for Spain's electrical grid operator on the blockchain.

Business  ·  7 November 2018
Regulation

BBVA Can’t Hold Cryptocurrency – And That’s a Problem

The bank wants to use ethereum as a notary, but regulators discourage holding even the tiny bit of ether needed to put data on the public blockchain.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 July 2018
Ethereum

BBVA Issues $91 Million Loan Using Two Blockchains

Spanish banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that issued a $91 million corporate loan using two different blockchain technologies.

Business  ·  26 April 2018
Banking

BBVA Blockchain Pilot Cuts Time for International Trade Transactions

BBVA has utilized blockchain platform Waves to conduct a live international trade transaction trial between Spain and Mexico.

Business  ·  28 November 2017
News

Spanish Bank BBVA Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Project

Spanish banking conglomerate BBVA has become the latest member of the Hyperledger blockchain project.

Tech  ·  28 March 2017
Europe

BBVA: Blockchain Regulation Needs to Move Beyond Bitcoin

Spanish banking group BBVA has released a new research note that argues for more immediate blockchain regulation.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 January 2017
Banking

Meet the 25 Banks Working With Distributed Ledger Startup R3

Here's a round-up of the 25 banking partners currently working with R3 on distributed ledger technology projects.

Business  ·  7 November 2015
Europe

Blockchain Startup Everledger Wins €30,000 at BBVA Competition

London blockchain startup Everledger is the joint winner of BBVA’s European Open Talent competition. The startup, which uses blockchain technology to tackle diamond fraud and theft, will be awarded a €30,000 prize ($33,939) as well as an invitation to develop a project with the multinational bank. Rounding off the competition series, with previous finals taking place […]

Business  ·  22 September 2015
Banking

Global Investment Banks Back Blockchain Initiative

A number of the world's largest investment banks are teaming up to develop standards for blockchain technology.

Business  ·  15 September 2015
Startups

Bitnexo Wins South American Final of BBVA Competition

Bitcoin-based platform Bitnexo has joint-won the Latin American final of BBVA's Open Talent competition.

Business  ·  15 September 2015
Banking

BBVA: Blockchain Tech Could Replace Centralised Finance System

Blockchain ledgers can potentially bypass today's centralised financial infrastructure, according to a report by BBVA Research US.

Business  ·  11 August 2015
Exchanges

9 Crypto Startups Make BBVA Competition Final

Nine crypto startups have made it through to the final of this year's BBVA Open Talent competition.

Business  ·  7 August 2015