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BBVA Uruguay

BBVA Uruguay

BBVA held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) this Friday in Bilbao, where Chair Carlos Torres Vila underscored that the bank is “better prepared for the future than ever,” despite an uncertain and changing environment, marked by trade and geopolitical tensions. “At BBVA, we are facing this context with confidence to continue growing, supported by our geographical diversification, our unique combination of growth and profitability and a strategy clearly focused on innovation,” he added. Furthermore, he underlined that BBVA has leading franchises in its core markets, disciplined execution and the best team. “Looking to 2026 we expect to outperform our competitors while increasing profitability to levels of around 20 percent. We were pioneers in the digital transformation, with tremendous success, and once again, we are going to lead banking in the age of artificial intelligence,” the BBVA Chair said.

BBVA has played a key role as Coordinator Lead Arranger and Hedging Coordinator in the financing of Cape Phase I, developed by Fervo Energy, a pioneering project that marks a milestone in the commercial-scale deployment of next-generation geothermal energy in the United States. The transaction highlights BBVA’s capabilities in the energy sector and reinforces its strong and growing presence as one of the leading project finance institutions in the U.S. market.

The BBVA Foundation has awarded its Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Music and Opera to Unsuk Chin. The South Korean artist, who taught herself to play the piano and compose, has developed a “singular technique of great solidity” defined “by her refined command of sound and masterful ability to transform it into a play of illusions and metamorphoses, marking her out as one of the great innovators in contemporary music,” the award committee noted.

When the shareholders of a corporation hold an Annual General Meeting (AGM), they become constituted as one of the main governing bodies of that company. At the AGM, the shareholders make decisions on the matters placed under their exclusive authority by law in the jurisdiction where the company is established, or by the company’s own internal rules, known as "bylaws." BBVA will hold this year's AGM on March 20, 2028, in Bilbao, Spain.

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.

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 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.

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.