BBVA

417 results about this entity

Period: 22 Jul 2005 - 22 Jul 2024

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BBVA sets a target for women to occupy 35 percent of its management positions by 2024

BBVA takes another step toward gender equality, setting a target for 35 percent of its management positions to be held by women by 2024.

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80 percent of BBVA employees have received sustainability training

80 percent of BBVA personnel (87,000 employees) in all countries where the bank has a presence have received sustainability training, specifically on climate action and inclusive growth - two pillars of the bank’s sustainability strategy.

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Garanti BBVA rolls out digital receipts

BBVA’s Turkish unit consolidates its lead in innovative digital payment solutions by adding a new dimension to card transactions with digital receipts, a first in the Turkish banking sector.

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BBVA bills digitisation a competitive advantage; acquires 90,000 new customers in Spain in March

BBVA CEO Onur Genç stated that “BBVA has a competitive advantage” in the context of digital acceleration resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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BBVA reduces overall energy consumption per employee by 14% in two years

BBVA's environmental footprint has decreased considerably in the past two years.

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BBVA invests $20 million in Lowercarbon Capital

BBVA has announced a 20 million dollar investment in Lowercarbon Capital, one of the few venture capital funds specializing in innovative companies in the climate change and decarbonization fields.

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BBVA invests €15 million in Leadwind startup fund

BBVA will invest a total of 15 million euros in Leadwind, a venture capital fund managed by K Fund.

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BBVA opens up its cybersecurity training content after coaching 60,000 employees

The bank becomes the first financial institution in the world to share its cybersecurity knowledge with society through Coursera, a learning platform with 97 million registered students.

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BBVA fund invests in LatAm authentication startup Truora

BBVA investment fund Propel has lead a $15 million financing round in Colombian authentication startup Truora.

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BBVA closes a deal with Merlin to buy back 662 branches

BBVA has exercised its right of first refusal to buy back 662 branches, which it sold between 2009 and 2010 under a sale and lease back agreement to Tree Inversiones Inmobiliarias (currently owned by Merlin).

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BBVA and Anthemis invest in Spanish consumer electronics rental firm Wiserntr

The BBVA and Anthemis partnership led the first pre-seed funding for Wiserentr with an investment of one million euros.

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BBVA implements remote working indefinitely

The bank is one of the first large companies in Spain to indefinitely commit to remote working.