BBVA’s app shows account activity from other banks
BBVA’s has become the first bank in Spain to offer this service.
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Banco Sabadell and Mutua Madrileña support Spanish VC Antai
They participated in a $20m funding round.
Spanish central bank gets hacked by cybercriminals
When cyber and political criminals ally.
Case study: Robocash – fintech crossing the borders
How to adapt a standard financial product to local specifics, by the examples of Kazakhstan and Spain.
ID Finance revels in 97% revenue growth
No pain in Spain for data science and credit scoring firm.
We.trade’s first international blockchain transaction made by UniCredit
A retailer-to-retailer transaction between Germany and Spain.
Banco Sabadell’s hub chasing innovation in Israel with €7.5m investment
InnoCells has invested in Cardumen Capital.
BBVA latecomer to Apple Pay craze
Spanish bank is slow off the mark.
Santander sets up digital investment unit for blockchain
Led by the director of the bank’s blockchain lab.
BBVA launches facial recognition payments
All part of its “invisible payments” strategy.
BBVA unveils Next Technologies for digital drive
Beeva and i4S become BBVA Next Technologies.
BillingTree integrates iPayX e-billing solution
Follows the acquisition of the company back in December.
Banco Sabadell’s venture hub InnoCells acquires lendtech Instant Credit
It aims to grow its digital retail vertical.
New Spanish consortium Niuron aims to promote blockchain
It already has an ongoing project for ID verification.
BBVA and Repsol finalise revolving credit facility based on DLT
Negotiation, signing and settlement were done through several blockchain networks.
Spanish start-up Hipoo hops into action with hip mortgages
It aims for onboarding 15,000 customers throughout next year.
N26 sets aim on 100 more engineers by 2019
It has opened an office in Barcelona to reach a larger talent pool.
Virtual assistant Amelia to modernise customer service at BBVA
BBVA is using a virtual assistant for its customer service in Mexico.
BBVA joins Fintonic’s lending platform
Crossing PFM functionality with a full lending platform.
CaixaBank Asset Management selects SimCorp Dimension
To automate investment management processes and workflows.
Banco BNI Europa invests €15m in auto financing start-up Lendrock
Portuguese bank rocks Spanish firm’s world.
First global corporate loan transaction on blockchain completed by BBVA and Indra
The pilot enabled the closing of a €75 million loan using a DLT-based solution.
Openbank extends Temenos deal to wealthtech
Openbank has extended its contract with Temenos to include the latter’s wealthtech offering.
Deutsche Bank Spain turns to FinReach for digital account switching
Who dares wins with SaaS.
Case study: BBVA – salute the speed
Talk and action – chatbots and artificial intelligence (AI) in practice.
Digital bank bunq launches Apple Pay; comes to Italy and Spain
bunq is expanding into Spain and Italy, and has also introduced Apple Pay, the first in the Netherlands.
CaixaBank and Visa take it up a watch with Garmin Pay
Watch out fintech folks, Spain gets a wearable look.
Santander and Ripple to launch blockchain-based consumer payments
Santander will launch DLT-based international payments for retail customers in Spain, Brazil, Poland and the UK.
Spanish fintech Finect raises capital as BME takes minority stake
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) bought a 9.7% stake in Spanish fintech Finect for under €1 million.
FinReach extends digital reach to Austria and Spain
German digital account exchange provider FinReach has expanded into Austria and Spain – meaning its service is now used by over 500 banks in three countries. In Austria, FinReach has partnered with, amongst others, banking group Raiffeisen Austria, which includes 434 banks and has 1.7 million customers. In terms of the Spanish market, Self Bank, […]
IberCaja turns to Meniga for personalised digital banking
Spanish bank IberCaja has implemented and integrated Meniga’s digital banking solution into its core systems for real-time customer data processing. According to Meniga, it is the first personal finance software provider that IberCaja has partnered with as part of its digital revamp. Victor Iglesias CEO at IberCaja, says the agreement is an “important milestone in […]
Alastria blockchain consortium springs up in Spain
A variety of Spanish banking, energy and telecommunications companies have established Alastria, the “world’s first regulated national network based on blockchain”. The non-profit consortium will develop distributed ledger technology (DLT), which it believes is “set to become the new data exchange ecosystem”. As reported in May, the group created Red Lyra, the “first multisector technology […]
Openbank goes for Temenos T24 core banking system
Openbank, a digital banking subsidiary of Santander, has made its new core banking system decision – the bank has opted for Temenos T24. Infosys with its Finacle offering lost out in the final.
Crowdfunding platform OurCrowd moves into Spain
Israeli equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has furthered its global expansion by opening an office in Spain, reports Julie Muhn at Finovate (Banking Technology’s sister company). The company’s founder and CEO Jon Medved has identified Spain and the Iberian region as one of OurCrowd’s “priority markets” since Madrid is in the heart of Europe and a gateway […]
Banco Santander makes Mioti move for IoT education
Banco Santander, through Santander Universities and Fundación Universia, will work with internet of things (IoT) institute Mioti to provide training grants and courses in the growing IoT sector. Madrid-based Mioti, “the first 100% IoT institute in Spain”, is a place for companies, entrepreneurs and start-ups to develop their ideas. Banco Santander becomes one of four […]
Facebook feels sharp end of Spanish privacy stick
Facebook has been slapped with a fine from the Spanish data protection watchdog for inappropriately collecting and using personal information on some of its Spanish users, reports Telecoms.com (Banking Technology’s sister publication). The fine, although a bit of a meagre one, is for violating Spain’s Organic Law on Data Protection (LOPD), with the Spanish data […]
Openbank step closer to new core banking system decision
EXCLUSIVE: Openbank, a digital bank in Spain (and part of Santander) is believed to be in the concluding stages of its core banking system selection.
BBVA warns of “dangerous bubble” for blockchain ICOs
BBVA reckons the fever for initial coin offerings (ICOs) in blockchain must be cooled as the industry is facing a “dangerous bubble” driven by speculation. ICOs are a common story in fintech at present and they allow small businesses to reach a large audience via blockchain and cryptocurrencies. (And BBVA has its own interest in […]
Vipera acquires SoftTelecom for $1.5m
Mobile financial services company Vipera is acquiring SoftTelecom. The deal is expected to close for $1.5 million (€1.3 million).
Alipay comes to Spain with BBVA
BBVA has signed an agreement with Chinese tech giant Ant Financial to enable Chinese tourists to pay in Spanish stores using the Alipay mobile wallet. BBVA is the first Spanish financial institution to be working with Alipay.
