You can now use Spain’s favourite payment app in shops – here is how the new ‘Bizum Pay’ works
SPAIN’s most popular payment app can now be used in shops, spokespeople for Bizum have said, as the number of users nationwide surges past 30
Bank wars in Spain: BBVA announces hostile takeover of rival Sabadell – after merger deal failed
SPANISH bank BBVA has launched a hostile takeover bid for Banco Sabadell after its merger bid was rejected. BBVA will now attempt to bypass Sabadell’s
Spain’s government to BAN bank charges for over-65s who withdraw cash from branchesÂ
SPAIN’S Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nadia Calviño has announced that the government is to ban charges for over-65s and the disabled who withdraw
Spain’s new windfall tax on banks and energy companies could raise more money than predicted
A new windfall tax on excess profits made by banks and energy companies in Spain could net more than the €3 billion forecast for this
Number of bankers in Spain earning over a million euros grew from 128 to 221 in 2021
THE NUMBER of bankers in Spain who earn more than €1 million a year grew considerably in 2021, to a total of 221. This is
Bogus quick loan website scammed victims out of €500,000 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A fake website offering fast money loans with no background checks scammed 86 people out of €500,000 in the Valencian Community in over 100 fraudulent
Inflation to stay around 7% until end of 2022 in Spain as mortgage relief deal gets struck with banks
SPAIN’S Economy Minister, Nadia Calviño, says the annual inflation rate will stay at around 7% for the rest of the year before falling next year.
Spain announces details of new windfall tax on banks and fuel companies
SPAIN’S government has announced details of its new windfall tax on banks and fuel companies which aims to bring in €7 billion into state coffers
Leading bank in Spain slams windfall tax plans as profits rise by nearly 11%
BANKINTER executives say plans for a windfall tax on banks in Spain to help fight cost of living rises could hit capital levels, hurt economic
Pedro Sanchez announces surprise windfall taxes on banks and energy companies in Spain
BANKS and energy companies in Spain are to be hit with new ‘temporary’ windfall taxes. The surprise announcement was made in Congress on Tuesday by
Spain’s CaixaBank promises better services for older customers despite branch closures
SPAIN’S CaixaBank has pledged new and improved services for older customers despite a wave of over 1,500 branch closures in the wake of its merger
Fraudsters scammed bank customers to steal PIN numbers for ATM withdrawals in Costa Blanca area of Spain
TWO men have been arrested in Dolores on 25 counts of bank fraud. They illegally obtained PIN numbers which were used in ATMs across Alicante
Workers at Spain’s BBVA bank will strike next week over redundancy plans
EMPLOYEES at the BBVA bank, the second largest in Spain, are set to strike on June 2 in protest over planned job losses and branch
THE SMALL PRINT: New bank charges introduced for receiving UK pensions in Spain
SEVERAL high-street Spanish banks have begun charging a fee for receiving money transfers from the UK. Nicole Chandler, 71, is a client of a major
Banks in Spain continue to shed jobs and close branches
THE six main Spanish banks have shed 2,176 jobs and closed 1,188 offices so far during the coronavirus pandemic – with worse to come in
Scientists create computer model to predict corruption in Spanish provinces
Interestingly, other risk factors for shady shenanigans include real estate tax, a housing price increase, bank openings and the creation of new companies, according to
PSOE push for 8% ‘social justice’ tax on Spain’s banks to save failing pension system
THE PSOE have called for an 8% ‘social justice’ tax on Spain’s banks in a bid to rescue the country’s faltering pensions system. Party leader
STEPPED IN IT: Dog poo bank robbers busted in southern Spain
A GANG of robbers who used dog poo to distract bank staff in a series of heists has been busted in southern Spain. Police arrested
Offshore banks eye up Spain as property boom gathers apace
Company states they are seeing an improved appetite from banks to lend
New rules on unbuilt properties restore faith in Spain’s legal system
For those who have paid deposits into developers’ bank accounts for homes never built, they should be refunded by the bank even if the developer
Clausula suelo cash back!
Step-by-step guide on how to reclaim money lost to the controversial floor clause
Payback time for banks after Supreme Court ruling
100,000 British investors could be in line for a payout
Spain’s savings banks turn to auctions to raise funds
Going, going, gone
EC says Spain’s banking sector remains at risk of future bailouts
European Commision has hit out at Spain’s banking sector
European Commission tells banks to repay customers’ hit by so-called floor clauses in their mortgage
Incredibly many banks are still refusing to remove the clauses