Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (Argentina)

Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. operates in the commercial banking and financial services sector, offering checking and savings accounts, credit and debit cards, mortgages, consumer and corporate loans, investment products, and insurance services to individuals, SMEs, and corporate clients across the country. The bank is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with its main corporate building located on Calle Reconquista 199, within the city’s financial district. BBVA Argentina is majority‑owned by the Spanish banking group BBVA, which became its controlling shareholder in 1996 and remains its main owner; historically, other shareholders included Morgan Guaranty Trust Company and various Argentine corporate groups during earlier stages, but these no longer hold ownership under the current structure. The bank was originally incorporated in 1886 under the name Banco Francés del Río de la Plata, making it one of the oldest continuously operating private banks in Argentina. Among its most relevant products and service lines are retail banking packages, credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, insurance products, and investment funds, along with a strong presence in corporate and investment banking services. Historically, BBVA Argentina has evolved through multiple phases: founded during a period of rapid banking expansion in the late 19th century, surviving the 1890 financial crisis, expanding its operations through the 20th century, and gradually shifting from its original French‑Argentine identity to Spanish ownership after BBVA’s entry in 1996; finally, in 2020, the bank completed its global brand unification by dropping the name BBVA Francés to adopt the universal BBVA brand.