Spain's second largest bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, has closed a €150 million loan using blockchain technology with Porsche Holding, the largest car distributor in Europe.
The news was reported by financial news site Finextra Dec. 14.The transaction is reportedly BBVA's first blockchain-based loans deal with a non-Spanish borrower.
The bank has to date arranged several blockchain-based loans with Spanish corporate customers, including a syndicated loan of $150 million for partly state-owned Spanish national electrical grid operator Red Eléctrica de España in November, and a €100 million long-term bilateral corporate loan with Spanish engineering firm ACS.Finextra reports that the Porsche Holdings deal uses the "Same mix of private and public blockchain technology" BBVA used in its prior blockchain loan transactions.
As reported, the REE loan had been conducted on a private Hyperledger-based network with participation from three funding banks, REE and two legal advisory firms; the unique document identifier for the signed contract was recorded on the Ethereum public blockchain.
"This transaction is all about putting blockchain technology into meaningful practice in the interactions with our clients. Our aim is to improve clients' experience by simplifying processes and enhancing the speed of execution".
In April, BBVA claimed to have become the "First" global bank to conduct an entire loan process using blockchain, again in a part-private part-public configuration.
Recognition of blockchain's efficacy for lending continues to widen: this October, United Kingdom-based bank Natwest announced it would be integrating a new blockchain platform based on R3 Corda technology for use in the syndicated loans market.
For its part, Porsche's manufacturing arm began testing blockchain apps for its vehicles this February, claiming to be "The first automobile manufacturer to implement and successfully test blockchain in a car."
Major Spanish Bank BBVA Closes €150 Mln Loan With Porsche Holding Using Blockchain
pubblicato su Dec 14, 2018
by Cointele | pubblicato su Coinage
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