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BBVA México aims to lead banking’s shift to artificial intelligence
BBVA México wants to lead the banking industry’s shift to artificial intelligence under its new chief executive, José Luis Elechiguerra.
The bank says it previously led the sector’s move to digital services across its products and channels.
It plans to use AI to improve customer service and internal processes, while protecting customer data and its systems.
BBVA Mexico’s chairman, Eduardo Osuna, said Mexico’s economy is showing signs of recovery, including in consumer spending and public and private investment.
Those trends are increasing demand for loans, but the bank’s leaders said the economy will grow below its potential this year and next; Osuna expects 2027 to be better.
BBVA México earned 84.713 billion pesos in January–September 2026, down 1.5% from the same period in 2025.
BBVA México says it aims to lead banking’s shift to artificial intelligence, following its earlier push into digital banking.
Chief Executive José Luis Elechiguerra said the bank is deploying AI while working to protect customer data and its systems.
He made the remarks at his first news conference, where BBVA México presented the group’s third-quarter 2026 financial results.
The bank reported a profit of 84,713 million pesos for January to September 2026, down 1.5% from the same period in 2025.
BBVA México Chairman Eduardo Osuna said Mexico’s economy showed conditions for improvement, including signs of recovery in domestic consumption and investment.
- Who
- BBVA México, represented by Chief Executive José Luis Elechiguerra.
- What
- The bank aims to lead the use of artificial intelligence in banking, while deploying it safely.
- When
- At a news conference presenting third-quarter 2026 results.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- BBVA México sees AI as a major technological shift that could improve customer service, processes and productivity, while raising data and system protection challenges.
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BBVA México presented the group’s financial results at a news conference.
The bank reported profit of 84,713 million pesos, down 1.5% from the same period in 2025.
- AI ambition
- BBVA México aims to lead banking’s AI era
- Chief executive
- José Luis Elechiguerra
- January–September 2026 profit
- 84,713 million pesos
- Year-on-year profit change
- Down 1.5% compared with January–September 2025
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What people are saying
Our objective is to lead the era of Artificial Intelligence, this agentic era, just as we did with digitalization.
I think we will have a much better 2027.