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BBVA Virtual Wallet

BBVA

BBVA Virtual Wallet

As part of its digital transformation strategy, BBVA needed a technology partner to integrate multiple banking services through APIs within a tight timeframe. The goal was to connect these services to a virtual wallet launched jointly with other leading financial institutions in Argentina while ensuring speed, scalability, and secure integration.

Regions
  • 🇦🇷 Argentina
Published
  • July 2026

The Company

Founded in 1857, BBVA is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, operating in more than 25 countries and serving millions of customers across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The bank provides a broad portfolio of retail, corporate, wealth management, and digital banking services, supported by a strong commitment to innovation and technology. With digital transformation at the core of its strategy, BBVA continuously invests in modernizing its digital platforms, evolving customer channels, and expanding data- and AI-driven capabilities to deliver faster, more personalized, and secure financial services.

The Challenge

As part of its digital transformation strategy, BBVA needed a technology partner to integrate multiple banking services through APIs within a tight timeframe. The goal was to connect these services to a virtual wallet launched jointly with other leading financial institutions in Argentina while ensuring speed, scalability, and secure integration.

The Solution

We assembled a Digital Product Agile Team consisting of a Scrum Master, architect, Java developers, DevOps engineers, and QA Automation specialists to design and develop the interfaces and APIs required to integrate services such as authentication, accounts, and transfers.

The project also automated development, testing, and deployment processes, becoming BBVA's first fully integrated DevOps initiative and establishing a foundation for faster, more reliable software delivery.

Benefits

  • A new digital payment method with promotions and customer benefits.
  • Reduced time to market.
  • A reusable set of APIs for future integrations.
  • DevOps knowledge transfer and team enablement.
  • Infrastructure hosted on the Ether cloud ecosystem.
  • An agile, flexible team capable of adapting quickly to changing business needs.