AVAL vs BBVA

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.

Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. provides a range of financial services and products to public and private sector customers in Colombia and Central America. The company offers deposit products and services, such as checking and savings accounts, and time deposits, as well as other deposits, including deposits from correspondent banks, cashier checks, and collection services. It also provides commercial loans, which include general purpose loans, working capital loans, leases, loans funded by development banks, corporate credit cards, and overdraft loans; consumer loans comprising payroll, personal, automobile, and other vehicle loans, as well as microcredit and mortgage loans. In addition, the company offers pension and severance fund management services; advice related to capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and project finance transactions; mobile and online banking services; and bancassurance, trust, portfolio management, bonded warehousing and brokerage transactions, real estate escrow, merchandise and document storage and deposit, customs agency, cargo management, surety bond and merchandise distribution, factoring, and payment and collection services. Further, it is involved in merchant and investment banking activities; trading activities, such as fixed income trading, and derivatives and foreign exchange operations, as well as the provision of the treasury, real estate, leasing and training, and insurance services; and deposit and lending operations in foreign currencies. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated through a network of 1,258 branches, 3,383 ATMs, and 36,249 other points of service in Colombia; and 331 branches, 2,179 ATMs, and 8,985 other points of service in Central America. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides retail banking, wholesale banking, asset management, and private banking services. It offers current accounts; and demand, savings, overnight, time, term, and subordinated deposits. The company also provides loan products; deals in securities; and manages pension funds. In addition, it offers credit cards; corporate and investment banking services; insurance products and services; and real estate services. The company provides its products through online and mobile channels. As of December 31, 2020, it operated through a network of 7,432 branches and 31, 000 ATMs in approximately 30 countries. It operates in Spain, Mexico, South America, the United States, Turkey, the Asia-Pacific, and rest of Europe. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Bilbao, Spain.