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Visa Desarrollos, headquartered in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, completed the refinancing of its flagship project, Punto Valle. The transaction was structured for a total amount of MXN 2.2 billion with a five-year tenor. This mixed-use development is considered the largest and most prominent “Town Center” in northern Mexico.

BBVA held an event for investors and analysts this Tuesday to provide further insight into the priorities of its 2025–2029 Strategic Plan. Following the presentation of its financial targets through 2028 in July, the bank is now offering more detail on the levers that will enable it to achieve them. In this session, BBVA focused on companies as a key growth segment and on Mexico, one of its main markets. BBVA’s country manager in Mexico, Eduardo Osuna, noted that the bank expects to consolidate its leadership and accelerate growth in the country through 2029. He also anticipated that technological transformation and artificial intelligence will be decisive in delivering a better customer experience.

BBVA has elevated the Enterprise segment to one of its strategic priorities to drive growth and value creation. The bank aims to become the strategic partner of choice for companies of all sizes—SMEs, mid-sized companies, large corporations, and institutions—building on its universal banking model, global presence, and capabilities in financing, advisory, technology, and artificial intelligence, as well as the opportunities sustainability offers as a business lever. This roadmap forms part of BBVA’s 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, presented to analysts and investors.

Techstars Startup Weekend Women Istanbul, organized as part of Garanti BBVA's role as Techstars lead partner in Turkey, has come to a close. Held simultaneously with events in 40 cities around the world, the Istanbul leg took place at Salt Galata from March 6 to 8, coinciding with International Women's Day.

BBVA Broker has been recognised for its security and the quality of its customer service in Spain in the first edition of the ‘Estrategias de Inversión’ Awards for the best brokers. In addition, the bank was ranked among the country’s top three brokers in two further categories, best overall broker and best broker for investing in investment funds, following an independent analysis that assessed nearly thirty platforms.

BBVA has created an artificial intelligence assistant with ChatGPT Enterprise to support data analysis at Internal Audit, from validating and designing tests to interpreting results. The solution—always with a human overseeing it—enables more consistent use of analytics and is expected to increase productivity by around 10% in audits that call for large-scale data analysis. It also reduces manual and repetitive tasks and frees up time for activities where human professional judgment is essential, such as analyzing anomalies and assessing risks.

2025 has been an outstanding year for BBVA. The Group delivered a record net attributable profit of €10.511 billion and made significant progress in the execution of its strategy, with the customer at the core. In 2025, BBVA also demonstrated its unique ability to combine growth and profitability in European banking.

BBVA successfully executed the first €1.5 billion tranche of the framework program of up to €3.96 billion, announced in December 2025¹. Together with the over €5.2 billion in dividends² the bank expects to distribute against 2025 earnings, this extraordinary buyback represents over €9.2 billion in shareholder returns announced since the end of 2025.

BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila has addressed shareholders ahead of the Annual General Meeting to be held on March 20 in Bilbao, where “the main milestones of 2025 and the progress in our strategy” will be reviewed. In the video message, he underscored that BBVA will propose a cash dividend of €0.92 per share—“the highest in our history”—in the context of record earnings and after “another excellent year for BBVA,” marked by the combination of growth and profitability.

Equality is not a destination that has been reached, but a daily commitment. On International Women’s Day, BBVA reaffirms its commitment to gender equality, underscoring the need to continue transforming the workplace and society as a whole.

BBVA Spark has granted €4 million in financing to TaxDown, a fintech specialized in digital taxation in Spain with a presence in Latin America. The operation will accelerate the company’s growth, the development of new AI-based solutions and the expansion of its technological team. This financing benefits from the support of the European Union – NextGenerationEU and the European Investment Fund, with with Spain supporting the program through the InvestEU State compartment.

Much has been written about generational differences and how to classify the population according to someone's year of birth. The truth is that there is no exact or official definition of when a generation begins or ends and, depending on which demographers or researchers you consult, there are discrepancies about the years that comprise each generation.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is one of the most influential literary and cultural voices of the 21st century. Born in the Nigerian city of Enugu in 1977, the writer grew up in an academic environment, developing her passion for literature and storytelling.

BBVA México acted as sole bookrunner in Traxión’s recent and successful issuance of Mexican domestic bonds for a total amount of MXN 2.0 billion, marking an important milestone for the company specialized in the autotransportation, mobility and logistics segments in Mexico.

BBVA Spark will take part for the fourth consecutive year in 4YFN, the leading event for startups, investors and corporates held within the framework of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The event comes at a key moment for the unit. Since its launch, BBVA Spark has committed close to €1 billion in financing and, in the past year alone, signed more than 30 deals with innovative, high-growth companies across Europe and Latin America.

To reach the 2030 decarbonization targets and remain competitive in the European clean industrial transition, Spain and Portugal need up to €50 billion per year in additional public and private investment. This is according to the report, ‘Cleantech Investment Plan for the Iberian Peninsula’ by Cleantech for Iberia, which underscores that companies need greater financial support in the scaling phase to launch their projects.

BBVA México acted as bookrunner in the issuance of Mexican corporate bonds (Certificados Bursátiles) by AC Bebidas, S. de R.L. de C.V., for a total amount of 9.5 billion pesos across two tranches. The proceeds will be used primarily to refinance existing liabilities.

Garanti BBVA has provided €13 million to UNO, one of Türkiye’s leading bread manufacturers. The funding will modernize production lines to reduce natural gas and electricity consumption, enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

The BBVA Foundation has awarded the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management to Charles Manski for his pioneering contributions to the measurement of uncertainty in economic research and its application to public policy analysis. His work has influenced the fields of education, health, labor markets, industrial policy, and social programs.

BBVA Mexico acted as sustainable structuring agent in the transaction; the proceeds will be allocated to finance the Mexican government’s sustainable projects

BBVA’s sustainable business continued to grow at a strong pace in 2025. The bank channeled €134 billion, representing 44 percent growth over 2024. This figure marks an annual record for the financial institution, which aims to mobilize €700 billion between 2025 and 2029.

BBVA took part in SAP Concur Day 2026, held this Wednesday, February 18, where speakers explored payment integration, process automation, artificial intelligence, and the ongoing transformation of corporate expense management. The event brought together companies and digitalization experts and used cinema as a narrative thread to highlight the challenges of managing expenses. At the event, BBVA showcased BBVA Pivot—its treasury management platform—and explained how companies can simplify the entire process, from payment through reconciliation, while gaining greater control, efficiency, and financial visibility.

BBVA is making its conversational application available to ChatGPT users, allowing them to directly access information about the bank’s products and services in Italy and Germany right from the assistant. BBVA is one of the first financial companies to offer its own app within ChatGPT, one of the most widely used conversational assistants in the world.

Operating in the world’s largest and most competitive financial market requires more than scale. It requires focus, specialisation and flawless execution. BBVA has chosen a clear and deliberate strategy: to grow selectively, where it can deliver genuine differentiated value and build long-term relationships with large corporates and financial institutions. Regina Gil, Head of BBVA CIB in the United States, outlines the keys to a sustained ambition in an environment that demands excellence in execution.

BBVA placed $2.5 billion in a senior non-preferred debt issuance denominated in US dollars on Monday, in three tranches. This is the largest dollar issuance in the Group's history. Demand reached $9.2 billion, almost four times the amount offered.

BBVA has participated in the structuring and executing a new €800 million syndicated loan for Meliá Hotels International, Spain’s leading hotel group and a benchmark name in the domestic equity market. The transaction marks a strategic milestone for the company, representing its first major syndicated financing in nearly two decades.

BBVA has been named 'Best Trade Finance Bank in Latin America' by Global Finance in its 2026 edition, marking the fourth consecutive year the international publication has recognized the bank’s leadership in trade finance across the region. In addition, Global Finance highlighted BBVA’s excellence in this business line in Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay. This award further consolidates BBVA’s position as a benchmark in international trade solutions and strengthens its value proposition at the regional level.

BBVA Mexico acted as Bookrunner in Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V.’s recent long-term issuance of Certificados Bursátiles (local bonds) for a total amount of 12 billion pesos. The proceeds will be primarily allocated to debt repayment, as well as to general corporate purposes and operating expenses.

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Garanti BBVA Talent Week 2026 will offer university students and recent graduates the opportunity to explore career paths ranging from banking to technology, meet senior leaders, and experience the skills of the future first-hand. The application period runs through February 19.

Achieving significant business growth and committing to ambitious climate action are not mutually exclusive, as demonstrated by the UK’s Atom bank, an app based savings and lending firm that BBVA has invested in since 2016. The bank's most recent annual Sustainability Report underscores key achievements in its commitment to becoming climate positive from 2035, notably a 22% reduction in operational emissions concurrent with a period of record balance sheet growth.

Garanti BBVA, in partnership with TUREMPA, removed over 60 tons of solid waste and 613,000 liters of liquid waste from marine ecosystems in the Marmara Sea, Lake Van, Göcek and the Saros Gulf in 2025.

BBVA México, acting as Joint Bookrunner, supported El Puerto de Liverpool, S.A.B. de C.V.,  one of Mexico’s leading retail companies, in the successful issuance of notes for a total amount of US$500 million. The transaction will bear interest at a rate of 5.750% and will mature in 2038, strengthening the company’s financial position.

American oncologist Carl June and French geneticist Michel Sadelain have been awarded the Frontiers of Knowledge Award for revolutionizing cancer treatment through immunotherapy based on so-called CAR-T cells. Their work has paved the way for therapies therapies for patients with various types of blood cancer, including leukemia, which have already benefited “tens of thousands of individuals, including many children,” according to the award committee’s citation.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and BBVA signed two key agreements to boost green finance. The first is an EIB guarantee line of up to €380 million for BBVA to finance green projects. The second is an advisory agreement, under which the EIB will provide consulting support to BBVA to strengthen its capabilities in climate action and environmental sustainability.

A custom-designed ATM manufactured from waste and scrap materials and powered entirely by renewable energy has become a symbol of how innovative employee ideas at Garanti BBVA are turned into tangible projects — and of how sustainability has become an organic part of the organization’s culture.