BBVA CIB drives value creation across the supply chain

BBVA is strengthening its financial ecosystem with solutions that integrate financing, advisory services, and sustainability, enabling clients to manage their liquidity more efficiently while aligning more closely with ESG criteria. In 2024, the investment banking business unit closed 20 Sustainable Supply Chain Finance programs, with a focus on enhancing operational efficiency, optimizing data usage, and expanding its partnership model into new geographies.

Through its Global Transaction Banking (GTB) unit, BBVA CIB continues to evolve its value creation approach within its transaction banking division, building a financial ecosystem that benefits both large buyers and their strategic suppliers. In 2024, the business unit closed 20 Sustainable Supply Chain Finance programs, bringing the total to 50 active programs, with plans for continued expansion in 2025. Beyond growing in volume, the priority will be to improve the efficiency of these programs by optimizing the number of suppliers, transaction volume, and integration of new capabilities.

One of its key strategic pillars is optimizing data use to maximize value for clients. The business unit is developing new analytical capabilities and solutions to manage Supply Chain Finance programs more effectively. On one hand, it is creating tools that will provide clients and their suppliers with detailed, segmented information to optimize program usage and support better financial decision-making. This is complemented by a strengthened commitment to sustainability, including advanced tools for supplier assessment, emissions tracking, and collaboration with multilateral organizations to amplify ESG impact.

BBVA is also working to scale its value chain partnership model, offering suppliers not only financing on preferential terms, but also ESG advisory and customized technical solutions. In 2024, key agreements were signed in Spain and Mexico, with plans to expand the initiative to other geographies in the coming months.

According to Marina Andrés, Global Head of Advisory for Global Transaction Banking (GTB) at BBVA, “Our goal is to go beyond financing and establish a comprehensive model that delivers value across the entire supply chain. Through our strategic partnerships, we enable greater collaboration between CIB anchor clients and the broader organization, fostering the growth of suppliers and businesses under a unified BBVA vision. This model offers significant scalability, and through aligned incentives, efficient technology use, and data analysis, we can maximize its impact and reinforce our position as a key strategic partner.”

Through these initiatives, the Transaction Banking business unit reaffirms its commitment to innovation and sustainability, delivering solutions that not only enhance clients' operational efficiency but also promote the development and competitiveness of their suppliers. The integration of advanced technology, strategic advisory, and a sustainable financial approach will allow BBVA to solidify its leadership in the sector and strengthen its role as a key partner for companies of all sizes and industries.