# BBVA Colombia / App BBVA Móvil

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-colombia
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [BBVA Colombia — official](https://www.bbva.com.co/)

## Overview

**BBVA Colombia** is **BBVA Group's Colombian subsidiary** + **1.7M+ Colombian users on updated BBVA global mobile banking app** <sup>[1][1], [2][2], [Colombia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CO)</sup>. **2024 baseline**: BBVA Colombia 1.7M+ Colombian users on new global app; 1.6M end-2022 digital customers baseline; 70%+ digital sales growth in 2023 totaling COP $1.15B; 2023 strategy improved digital intensity → 32% interactions growth + **63% growth in Colombia specifically**; **App BBVA Colombia rebranded as part of BBVA global mobile banking app rollout** (already active in Spain + Mexico + Peru + Argentina).

**Distinctive BBVA Colombia positioning**:
- **BBVA Group's Colombian subsidiary** (BBVA = Spain's #1 bank + global presence)
- **1.7M+ Colombian users on updated BBVA global mobile banking app** (post-BBVA Colombia rebrand)
- **App BBVA Colombia rebranded as part of BBVA global mobile banking app rollout** (already active in Spain + Mexico + Peru + Argentina)
- **2023 70%+ digital sales growth in Colombia + 32% interactions growth (63% specifically in Colombia)**
- **End-2022 1.6M digital customers baseline** + 2024 1.7M+ post-app rebrand
- **App móvil de BBVA Colombia best rated by app stores** (distinctive Colombian banking app ratings)
- **1956 Banco Ganadero founding** (BBVA Colombia ultimate predecessor) + **1996 BBVA Banco Ganadero acquisition** → distinctive Spanish-Colombian banking acquisition

## History

**1956 — Banco Ganadero founded** in Colombia (BBVA Colombia ultimate predecessor; Colombian agricultural cattle banking heritage).

**1996 — BBVA Banco Ganadero Colombian acquisition** → distinctive Spanish-Colombian banking acquisition.

**2004 — BBVA Banco Ganadero renamed BBVA Colombia** post-BBVA global brand consolidation.

**2014 — App BBVA Colombia mobile banking app launches**.

**End-2022 — BBVA Colombia 1.6M digital customers baseline**.

**2023 — BBVA Colombia 70%+ digital sales growth totaling COP $1.15B + 32% interactions growth (63% specifically in Colombia)** <sup>[2][2]</sup>.

**2024-2025 — App BBVA Colombia rebranded as part of BBVA global mobile banking app rollout** (already active in Spain + Mexico + Peru + Argentina) + 1.7M+ Colombian users on updated BBVA global mobile banking app <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **BBVA Colombia S.A.** (BBVA Group subsidiary).

**Parent**: **Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA; BME: BBVA; NYSE: BBVA)** — Spain's #1 bank by assets + global presence (Mexico + Spain + Turkey + Peru + Colombia + Argentina + USA).

**Regulators**: **Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (Colombia's banking + financial supervisor)**.

## Technical integration

**App BBVA Colombia (App BBVA - Banca Móvil)** (iOS + Android; 1.7M+ Colombian users; updated BBVA global mobile banking app rebrand) + bbva.com.co online + BBVA Colombia cards (Visa + Mastercard) + BBVA Colombia Colombian branch network; PSE Colombia + ACH CENIT (Colombian ACH) + Transfiya (Colombian instant payment); BBVA Colombia retail + private + corporate + SME + investment + insurance banking.

## Users & growth

**2024 baseline**: BBVA Colombia 1.7M+ Colombian users on updated BBVA global mobile banking app; **End-2022**: 1.6M digital customers baseline; **2023**: 70%+ digital sales growth totaling COP $1.15B + 32% interactions growth (63% specifically in Colombia).

## Use cases

Colombian retail + private + corporate + SME + investment + insurance banking via App BBVA Colombia + bbva.com.co online + cards + branches; PSE Colombia + ACH CENIT + Transfiya.

## Implementations & partners

**Operator**: BBVA Colombia S.A. (BBVA Group subsidiary); **Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA; BME: BBVA; NYSE: BBVA) parent**.

**BBVA Group sister entities**: BBVA (Spain parent; BME: BBVA + global) + [BBVA Mexico](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-mexico) (Mexico #1 by assets + BBVA Mexican subsidiary; ~28M Mexican clients) + Garanti BBVA (BBVA Turkish subsidiary 86%+) + BBVA Peru + BBVA Argentina + BBVA USA (formerly; sold to PNC Bank Jun 2021 for $11.6B + integrated as PNC Bank).

**Major Colombian banking competitors**: [Mi Bancolombia (formerly Bancolombia Personas)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mi-bancolombia) (Bancolombia; Colombia #1 by assets; Grupo Sura + Suramericana shareholders) + [Davivienda + DaviPlata](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/davivienda) (Colombia #3 + Grupo Bolívar) + Banco de Bogotá (Banco de Bogotá; Colombia #2 + Grupo Aval; post-2019 Multibank Panama acquisition) + Banco AV Villas (Grupo Aval Colombian retail bank) + Banco Popular Colombia + Itaú Colombia (Itaú Colombian subsidiary).

**Regulator**: Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia.

## Fun facts

- **BBVA Group's Colombian subsidiary** (BBVA = Spain's #1 bank + global presence).
- **1.7M+ Colombian users on updated BBVA global mobile banking app** (post-BBVA Colombia rebrand).
- **App BBVA Colombia rebranded as part of BBVA global mobile banking app rollout** (already active in Spain + Mexico + Peru + Argentina).
- **2023 70%+ digital sales growth in Colombia + 32% interactions growth (63% specifically in Colombia)**.
- **End-2022 1.6M digital customers baseline** + 2024 1.7M+ post-app rebrand.
- **App móvil de BBVA Colombia best rated by app stores** (distinctive Colombian banking app ratings).
- **1956 Banco Ganadero founding** + **1996 BBVA Banco Ganadero acquisition** + **2004 BBVA Banco Ganadero renamed BBVA Colombia** post-BBVA global brand consolidation.

## Comparison

| Feature | BBVA Colombia / App BBVA Móvil | [Mi Bancolombia (formerly Bancolombia Personas)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mi-bancolombia) (Bancolombia; Colombia #1 by assets; Grupo Sura + Suramericana shareholders rival) | [Davivienda + DaviPlata](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/davivienda) (Colombia #3 + Grupo Bolívar rival) | Banco de Bogotá (Banco de Bogotá; Colombia #2 + Grupo Aval rival; post-2019 Multibank Panama acquisition) | [BBVA Mexico](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-mexico) (BBVA Mexican subsidiary rival; ~28M Mexican clients) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | **BBVA Colombia S.A. (BBVA Group subsidiary; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. parent BME: BBVA; NYSE: BBVA)** | Bancolombia S.A. (NYSE: CIB; BVC: BCOLOMBIA; Grupo Sura + Suramericana shareholders) | Banco Davivienda S.A. (BVC: DAVIVIENDA; Grupo Bolívar parent) | Banco de Bogotá S.A. (BVC: BOGOTA; Grupo Aval parent) | Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer (BBVA Group Mexican subsidiary) |
| Type | **BBVA Group's Colombian subsidiary + 1.7M+ Colombian users on updated BBVA global mobile banking app + 2023 70%+ digital sales growth in Colombia + 32% interactions growth (63% specifically in Colombia)** | Colombia #1 by assets + Mi Bancolombia + Nequi Colombian P2P + Grupo Sura + Suramericana shareholders | Colombia #3 + Davivienda Móvil + DaviPlata Colombian mobile money + Grupo Bolívar | Colombia #2 + Banco de Bogotá Móvil + Grupo Aval + 2019 Multibank Panama acquisition | Mexico #1 by assets + ~28M Mexican clients + BBVA Móvil 21M+ MAU |
| Country | CO | CO + Central America | CO + Central America | CO + Central America | MX + 4+ countries |
| Distinctive | **1956 Banco Ganadero founding (Colombian agricultural cattle banking heritage); 1996 BBVA Banco Ganadero Colombian acquisition; 2004 BBVA Banco Ganadero renamed BBVA Colombia post-BBVA global brand consolidation; 2014 App BBVA Colombia launch; 2024-2025 App BBVA Colombia rebranded as BBVA global mobile banking app** | 1875 Banco de Colombia founding (Bancolombia ultimate predecessor; Colombia's oldest bank); 1998 Bancolombia formation via Banco de Colombia + Banco Industrial Colombiano merger | 1972 Davivienda founding by Grupo Bolívar; 2012 HSBC Colombia + HSBC Costa Rica + HSBC El Salvador + HSBC Honduras acquisition | 1870 Banco de Bogotá founding (one of Colombia's oldest banks); Grupo Aval Colombian retail banking flagship | 1932 Bancomer founding; 1991 privatization; 1996 BBVA Bancomer partial acquisition; 2000 BBVA Bancomer full acquisition |

## Status

**Active, BBVA Group's Colombian subsidiary + 1.7M+ Colombian users on updated BBVA global mobile banking app** <sup>[1][1], [2][2], [3][3]</sup>:
- **BBVA Colombia S.A. (BBVA Group subsidiary; Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. parent BME: BBVA; NYSE: BBVA)** since 1956 Banco Ganadero founding + 1996 BBVA Banco Ganadero Colombian acquisition + 2004 BBVA Banco Ganadero renamed BBVA Colombia.
- **2024-2025 App BBVA Colombia rebranded as BBVA global mobile banking app + 1.7M+ Colombian users + 2023 70%+ digital sales growth in Colombia + 32% interactions growth (63% specifically in Colombia)**.
- **Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia regulated**.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bbva.com/en/innovation/bbva-updates-its-mobile-banking-app-in-colombia/ "BBVA updates its mobile banking app in Colombia — NEWS BBVA"
[2]: https://www.larepublica.co/finanzas/bbva-anuncio-la-renovacion-de-la-aplicacion-para-celulares-que-ya-opera-en-otros-paises-3636484 "BBVA anunció la renovación de la aplicación para celulares — La República"
[3]: https://www.bbva.com.co/personas/servicios-digitales/app-bbva.html "App BBVA - Banca móvil — BBVA Colombia"
[co-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CO

- [1] [BBVA updates its mobile banking app in Colombia — NEWS BBVA][1]
- [2] [BBVA anunció la renovación de la aplicación para celulares — La República][2]
- [3] [App BBVA - Banca móvil — BBVA Colombia][3]
- <sup>[Colombia report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CO)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/CO-colombia.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [bbva-colombia.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/bbva-colombia). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.