Challenger banks in Spain: who’s who (and what’s their tech)
A list of the known challengers to date and the technology they are using.
Spain
CaixaBank first to show withdrawal symptoms for ATM cash
“World’s first bank to use facial recognition to withdraw cash at ATMs.”
Unicaja Banco loans are in with Fintonic app
The marketplace incorporates the Spanish bank’s lending offer.
Bnext aims to be Spain’s Monzo
Bright pink cards are certainly appealing.
2gether Global preps open beta beyond Spain
The “banking platform” has now released some of its promised features.
Mambu wins Orange Bank core system deal in Spain
EXCLUSIVE. It may come with a win in Eastern Europe too.
Santander Spain and Raisin in open banking duet
Life is a dream. For banks and fintechs.
Spanish neobank Bnc10 readies for launch
It’s already made its waiting list available.
BBVA and EIB sign €1bn synthetic securitisation on blockchain
The first of its kind in the EU.
Openbank takes off with AWS
Moving the entire front-end digital bank systems to the cloud.
Spain’s Liberbank partners with French lendtech October
The bank is stepping up its fintech game.
Sabadell’s InnoCells invests $10m in Base10
Base10 is an investment fund for automation in financial software.
Personal finance app Fintonic links up with Amazon
“A new way of cooperating between the fintech sector and online distributors.”
BBVA delivers first syndicated loan on blockchain
BNP Paribas and MUFG also participated in the deal.
Openbank picks AxiomSL for regtech reporting
Includes central bank, trade and transaction reporting.
Banco Sabadell acquires online payments firm PayTPV
Spanish bank’s investments keep growing.
Openbank launches investment robo-advisor
Santander’s digital banking subsidiary in Spain stays busy.
BBVA’s app shows account activity from other banks
BBVA’s has become the first bank in Spain to offer this service.
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.
