Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (Spanish: [ˈbaŋko βilˈβao βiθˈkaʝa aɾxenˈtaɾja]), better known by its initialism BBVA, is a Spanish multinational financial services company headquartered in Bilbao, with operative offices in Madrid. As one of the largest financial institutions globally, BBVA's core markets are primarily concentrated in Spain, Mexico, South America, and Turkey.[2]
The bank was founded as Banco de Bilbao, on 28 May 1857, in Bilbao. BBVA's operational headquarters are located in Madrid, in the Ciudad BBVA complex. It is Spain's second-largest bank after Banco Santander. It is listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and on the Mexican Stock Exchange. It is also a part of the IBEX 35 as well as the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50.[3]
As of 31 December 2025, BBVA's assets amounted to around €859 billion, making it the second-largest Spanish financial institution by volume of assets. At that same date, it had 5,642 offices, 127,174 employees and 81.2 million customers,[1] and was present in more than 25 countries.
On 2 April 2018, it was ranked the 42nd largest bank in the world by total assets.[4]
In 2022 BBVA was recognized as the country's overall best-performing bank by The Banker.[5][6]
BBVA has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank.[7][8]