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Fintech startup tries to help consumers fix credit report errors

11/15/18

Upturn, which is owned by a BBVA unit, is offering a free online tool consumers can use to detect and dispute inaccuracies in their credit report.

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In crowded fintech space, BBVA searches for diamonds in the rough

11/14/18

The Spanish bank’s investment arm, Propel, is jointly working with the venture capital firm Anthemis Group to find promising startups.

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Can an exec from Amazon reboot Simple?

11/14/18

The online-only bank hopes new leadership can help it overcome its rocky past three years.

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Blockchain slashes approval time on syndicated loans, BBVA says

11/12/18

BBVA, BNP Paribas and MUFG recently used BBVA's blockchain to reach an agreement within 24 hours — instead of two weeks — to lend a Spanish power company $150 million.

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Even in the cloud, banking is tied to legacy tech

11/02/18

Serverless computing has its proponents — Capital One and BBVA among them — but the service hasn’t yet proven it can fulfill general systems needs in banking.

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Loan growth, interest rates lift BBVA profit

10/30/18

BBVA Compass in Birmingham, Ala., benefited from healthy growth in consumer, credit card and C&I lending in the third quarter.

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What U.S. banks stand to lose in shunning open banking

10/19/18

A recent study concluded there are first-mover benefits for banks that embrace open banking. But many executives see its risks instead.

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How BBVA Compass is trying to get customers to buy into PFM

10/15/18

What the bank is doing differently with its personal financial management tools could be instructive to the many institutions that haven’t gained much traction with similar offerings.

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When it comes to emojis, banks just ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

03/29/18

Customers are sprinkling symbols into their texts, and it's a challenge for banks to fine-tune systems to support the use of the cartoon code in communications.

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BBVA-backed fintech launches global bank account

03/26/18

Denizen is designed for expats and migrants to receive money and make payments without international transfer fees or currency exchanges.

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