Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. - ADR Stock News

Spanish bank BBVA has approved a record interim cash dividend of €0.37 ($0.42) ​per share, a 16% increase on ‌a year earlier, the euro zone's second-largest lender by market value said on Thursday.

Mexican banking affiliates of Bank of America , Banco Santander , BBVA , Citigroup , Deutsche ​Bank and HSBC agreed to pay $86.4 million ‌to settle a long-running antitrust lawsuit by investors who accused them of rigging the market for Mexican ​government bonds.

The Spanish bank said that it now expects a return on tangible equity of around 21% this year, up from more than 20% previously.

Spain's BBVA on ​Thursday said its ‌second-quarter net profit rose 11.4% ​compared to ​the same period in ⁠2025 thanks ​to a ​solid performance in Mexico.

Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria said on ​Wednesday it had reshuffled its leadership ‌team and streamlined its organisation as it seeks to drive transformation amid the growing impact of ​artificial intelligence on its business and ​customer experience.

Spain's High Court on Thursday ordered the country's second-largest bank BBVA and its former chairman, Francisco Gonzalez, to stand trial for alleged bribery ​and disclosure of company secrets following a corporate espionage probe.

Spain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it was launching disciplinary proceedings against all six listed ​lenders in the country, including Santander and BBVA , ‌for possible anti-competitive practices in the mortgage market.