{"id":2676,"date":"2026-04-12T14:42:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2676\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:42:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:42:30","slug":"bbva-strengthens-its-position-in-global-trade-finance-with-a-strategic-investment-in-olea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/2676\/","title":{"rendered":"BBVA strengthens its position in global trade finance with a strategic investment in Olea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With this investment, BBVA and <a href=\"https:\/\/olea.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olea<\/a> deepen their technological and commercial collaboration to continue developing digital solutions that enhance the efficiency and sustainability of global trade. These solutions integrate artificial intelligence, data analytics, and blockchain technology to optimize risk management and supply chain financing.<\/p>\n<p>This alliance also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbva.com\/en\/enterprises\/bbva-cib-strengthens-its-leadership-in-asia-with-a-focus-on-sustainability-internationalisation-and-tailored-solutions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">strengthens BBVA\u2019s capabilities in Asia<\/a>, a key region for global trade and for the international expansion of its clients. Integrating Olea\u2019s solutions enables the bank to offer broader and more agile coverage across major trade corridors, with greater execution capacity in trade flows connecting Asia, Europe, and the Americas.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, this transaction completes and enhances BBVA\u2019s value proposition in global trade finance, by incorporating new technological and operational capabilities that can be extended across its global footprint, in line with the bank\u2019s strategy to provide companies with comprehensive, scalable trade finance solutions.<\/p>\n<p>This investment marks another milestone in the relationship between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbvacib.com\/?corp=corp:::eng::::bbvacom::20240501:::::\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBVA Corporate &amp; Investment Banking (CIB)<\/a> and Olea,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbva.com\/en\/enterprises\/bbva-expands-its-supply-chain-finance-offering-through-a-strategic-alliance-with-olea\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> following the strategic alliance signed in June 2025.<\/a> Through this partnership, BBVA has expanded its global supply chain finance offering and continues to develop joint solutions for companies operating in increasingly complex international environments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeading this investment round reaffirms BBVA\u2019s commitment to innovation and to transforming global trade,\u201d said Eva Rubio, Head of Global Transaction Banking at BBVA Corporate &amp; Investment Banking (BBVA CIB). \u201cTogether with Olea, we are building a more agile, transparent, and inclusive model that connects global liquidity with the real needs of companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeading this investment round reaffirms BBVA\u2019s commitment to innovation and to transforming global trade&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since its launch, Olea has facilitated more than $3 billion in financing for over 1,000 clients across more than 70 trade corridors. The platform combines institutional financial expertise with technological agility to deliver scalable and sustainable solutions across the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>Amelia Ng, CEO of Olea, added: \u201cThis funding marks an important milestone in Olea\u2019s journey. The confidence shown by our new and existing investors is a powerful validation of the business we\u2019ve built \u2013 institutional-grade, scalable and ready for the next phase of growth. We are committed to building an efficient and accessible trade ecosystem that connects capital, commerce, and technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With this investment, BBVA strengthens its leadership in digital trade finance solutions, consolidating its strategy to support global clients with tools that integrate sustainability, innovation, and execution excellence across all markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With this investment, BBVA and Olea deepen their technological and commercial collaboration to continue developing digital solutions that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2677,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[148],"class_list":{"0":"post-2676","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bbva","8":"tag-bbva"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}