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- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) operates as a multinational financial services company providing retail banking, wholesale banking, corporate and investment banking, asset management, private banking, insurance, mutual funds, securities brokerage, consumer and mortgage loans, and digital banking solutions including cryptocurrency trading and custody services; it serves individuals, SMEs, large corporations, and institutional clients across more than 25 countries with leading franchises in Spain, Mexico, South America, Turkey, the United States, and operations in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Founded in 1857 as Banco de Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain, with operational headquarters in Madrid's Ciudad BBVA complex, BBVA ranks as Spain's second-largest bank by assets of approximately €772 billion as of December 2024, employing 125,916 people and serving 77.2 million customers through 5,949 offices. The company lists on the Madrid Stock Exchange (ticker: BBVA), New York Stock Exchange, and Mexican Stock Exchange, and forms part of the IBEX 35 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices. Recent developments include achieving its €300 billion sustainable finance target a year early in 2024 and launching a new €700 billion sustainable finance goal for 2025-2029 focused on climate change, natural capital, and inclusive growth; advancing a proposed merger with Banco Sabadell to create Spain's second-largest lender, alongside securing approval for indirect control of Sabadell's Mexican businesses in December 2024 and planning a €993 million share buyback in January 2025; rolling out a new AI-personalized mobile app in Spain in 2025; expanding institutional services with Ripple's cryptocurrency custody solution in September 2025 under EU MiCA regulation; and posting record 2024 net attributable profit of €10.05 billion with a 20% return on tangible equity. BBVA supports key sectors such as energy, infrastructure, industry, transportation, TMT, consumer retail, leisure, and healthcare through tailored financing, advisory, M&A, and decarbonization strategies via its Corporate & Investment Banking unit, while prioritizing digital transformation, customer-centric hyper-personalization, and sustainability as core growth drivers in its 2025-2029 strategic plan.