BBVA creates a mobile banking 'tool' in Spain for the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5

This new tool is now available to all bank users who have smartphones with a flexible display. Thanks to this new function, you will be able to quickly and easily display your money on the external display of your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5. Information is displayed once the customer allows it via a key, Follow all BBVA and Samsung security controls.

“At BBVA, we are at the forefront of technological innovation. For this reason, we launched this piece, which adapts to the needs of new generations of smartphones with flexible displays,” explained the head of the digital channel of BBVA in Spain, Raúl Navarrete, who added that “BBVA has always Reference “partners” in the technology market such as Samsungwhose cooperation agreement allowed us to deploy this new functionality to all our customers.

“We are proud to continue delivering value to Samsung Galaxy users by collaborating with leading industry partners like BBVA,” commented Carlos Gandara, Head of MX B2B at Samsung Spain. “The flexibility offered by foldable devices like the Galaxy Z Flip5 enables new and more convenient ways to interact with your bank, without having to open your phone.”

BBVA was the first entity to allow its customers to access its “app” through iris recognition for Samsung Galaxy devices. Since their launch, these identification systems have registered significant development, and currently, one in three BBVA customers already access the “app” through biometric methods. next to, BBVA and Samsung have launched other types of functions on more devices, such as the Galaxy Watch, where users can through geolocation know which BBVA ATMs are closest to their location. BBVA customers can also receive notifications on their watches just like in the app and pay from their wrist, following BBVA's integration into Samsung Pay.

On the other hand, in keeping with its commitment to security, BBVA has created within its “application”, a new way of authorizing operations as an alternative for those customers who do not want or cannot use their fingerprints or faces to carry out management through an order. This new standard is implemented by pressing and holding the screen for a few seconds. This is a secure process just like biometrics.

The customer will be able to activate the option that suits him at any time from the “Application” settings. That's by saying, You can enable signing with biometrics, signing with advance notice and biometrics, or just signing by clicking when you're interested. Activating and using it is simple, because it is no longer necessary to receive the keys via SMS with confirmation or authorization codes, which makes the procedures more convenient. BBVA was the first entity in Spain to introduce fingerprint signature or facial registration, and now it is taking another step in its work.