Finance·Spain·2019

BBVA: 70% Digital Sales Through AI Transformation

How BBVA Achieved 78.8% Digital Sales and 60% Customer Growth through AI-Driven Digital Transformation

78.8 percent

Headline outcome

Challenge

Adapting to rapidly changing customer expectations in digital banking; Slow onboarding processes limiting growth and customer acquisition; Limited digital engagement across traditional banking channels; Need to balance innovation with operational efficiency and cost management

Solution

BBVA partnered with Accenture to achieve 78.8% digital sales, 11.5M new customers in 2025, and €10.11B profit through AI-powered onboarding, cloud analytics, and digital transformation.

Outcomes

Digital sales percentage: 78.8 percent (2025); New customers acquired: 11.5 million (2025); Digital customer acquisition rate: 66 percent (2025); Cost-to-income ratio: 38.8 percent (2025); Net profit: 10.11 billion euros (2025); Customer growth: 60 percent (2025)

Expert Insights

Cloud, data analytics, and AI integration can drive simultaneous growth in sales and operational efficiency; Digital-first customer acquisition models can fundamentally shift cost structures (65% digital acquisition vs 21% baseline); AI-powered onboarding reduces friction and accelerates time-to-value for customers; Consistent digital transformation across all geographic markets amplifies impact

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Impact level

Transformational

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SectorFinance
CountrySpain
Year2019

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How BBVA Achieved 78.8% Digital Sales and 60% Customer Growth through AI-Driven Digital Transformation

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How BBVA Achieved 78.8% Digital Sales and 60% Customer Growth through AI-Driven Digital Transformation. (2019). How BBVA Achieved 78.8% Digital Sales and 60% Customer Growth through AI-Driven Digital Transformation. CaseFinder.co. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://casefinder.co/cases/BBVA_70_Digital_Sales_Through_AI_Transformation.