Pioneering agreement to promote financial education for people with disabilities
The Foundation of the Spanish Banking Association (AEB), UCI Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios, and Fundación Prodis are working together to provide the most vulnerable groups with useful tools for their day-to-day lives. Our alliance demonstrates the banking sector’s commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities. The agreement includes the transfer of educational materials from UCI and Prodis for the AEB Foundation’s volunteer programme, focused on improving personal autonomy and society’s well-being.
Kindelán warns that the banking tax will have a significant negative effect on growth
The president of the Spanish Banking Association, Alejandra Kindelán, has warned that the banking tax will have a significant negative effect on economic growth at a time of geopolitical uncertainty, when Europe needs to compete. “We are talking about very large impacts, not on banks, but on the capacity to finance families and businesses in this country,” she explains in this interview with the 24-hour channel.
Kindelán Expresses Banking Sector’s Support for Those Affected and Families of DANA Victims
Following the meeting with His Majesty King Felipe VI, our President Alejandra Kindelán expressed the banking sector’s deep distress over the catastrophe in Valencia and its most heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the flood victims.
Peio Belausteguigoitia and Alejandra Kindelán discuss cybersecurity with students
BBVA’s Country Manager in Spain and our president held a meeting with students from IES la Laguna de Parla (Madrid) at CUNEF Universidad.
Kindelán: profitability outlook improves, key to economic and social progress
The chair of the Spanish Banking Association, Alejandra Kindelán, has emphasized that in the current environment, prospects are improving for the banking sector to maintain sustained profitability, which is essential for financing economic and social progress, addressing the major green and digital transformations, and strengthening European strategic autonomy.
The banking sector and Correos bring cash closer to rural areas
Two years ago, the banking industry signed a General Collaboration Protocol with Correos to facilitate financial inclusion in sparsely populated areas of Spain. This agreement makes the Correos Cash service available to the sector, allowing for cash withdrawals and deposits through more than 4,600 service points and 6,000 rural mail carriers providing home delivery. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of their place of residence, has access to cash, as is the case for Angelines.
Kindelán (AEB) highlights the key role of banking in economic and social progress
Our Chair, Alejandra Kindelán, took part in the 41st seminar of the Association of Economic Information Journalists at the Menéndez Pelayo International University in Santander. In this 2024 edition, she underscored the role of the financial sector in the current context of political renewal, where banking is a key driver of economic growth and social progress. Evidence of this is its contribution to the welfare state, through taxes and lending that help make the dreams of families and businesses a reality.
Juan Carlos Delrieu (AEB) explains the role of banking in the fight against climate change
“Accessibility and banking are synonymous with economic and social progress.” This is stated by our Director of Sustainability, Juan Carlos Delrieu, in Ethic Magazine, where he addresses the key role of the banking sector in the transition toward a decarbonized economy and in the fight against climate change.
Public-private collaboration is essential in the face of these and other major challenges facing society, Delrieu explains. Thanks to ING Spain & Portugal for leading the EmpowerINGTalks project and for including the vision of the Spanish Banking Association.
We celebrated the 2nd Banking Games: 450 employees from eleven institutions compete in 7 disciplines
We have celebrated the second edition of our Banking Games! An event that brings together sport and teamwork, promoted by AEB to encourage physical activity and camaraderie. Nearly 450 employees enjoyed a day of healthy competition at the Golf Santander & Sports sports facilities in Boadilla del Monte. Participants were able to strengthen ties with colleagues from their own bank and meet peers from other institutions during a tournament featuring seven disciplines: football, swimming, golf, X-fit, padel, relay race and pétanque. Our President, Alejandra Kindelán, opened the awards ceremony, in which Santander, BBVA and Bankinter took the podium. Congratulations to the champions and all the teams, and thank you all very much for taking part! Banco Sabadell, Openbank, Citi, CaixaBank, ING Spain & Portugal, A&G, Allfunds and J.P. Morgan.
Bank employees have been teaching financial education in schools for 10 years
We would like to thank all the bank employee volunteers for bringing financial education closer to young people. A great team that this year has been joined by senior executives from various institutions to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the financial education programme ‘Your Finances, Your Future’, which we run from the Spanish Banking Association together with the Junior Achievement Spain Foundation. 70,000 young people have benefited from this programme since it was launched in 2014, thanks to the 5,000 banking sector employees who have visited schools across Spain to help them develop healthy financial habits. Thank you all for your time and dedication!