Overview

• BBVA said the integration enables a direct, end‑to‑end custody service for Spanish retail clients, according to digital assets head Francisco Maroto.
• The move expands earlier BBVA deployments of Ripple’s custody technology in Switzerland and Turkey under the EU’s MiCA framework.
• Customers can buy, sell, and hold bitcoin and ether within BBVA’s mobile app, with the service notified to Spain’s securities regulator CNMV.
• Ripple highlights more than 60 regulatory licenses and registrations globally as it courts banks adopting institutional crypto infrastructure.
• Some reports suggest potential XRP support, but current confirmations focus on Bitcoin and Ether only.