BBVA expands its cloud-based ADA (Analytics, Data, AI) platform—built on AWS—to Mexico and Colombia, enabling real-time analytics, AI scalability, and faster insights with up to 40% cost savings.
Highlights
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Regional Expansion of Cloud AI Platform: BBVA’s ADA (Analytics, Data & AI) global data platform—hosted on AWS—completed its rollout in Mexico and Colombia in May, with daily usage matching early European adoption at 1,144 sessions in Mexico and 210 in Colombia
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Massive Efficiency & Cost Gains: ADA reduced data access times from days to under 10 minutes, managing over 8.4 petabytes of data and 100,000 daily processes. The migration cut information-handling costs by up to 40%, with system execution remaining stable above 98%
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Unified AI Analytics Ecosystem: BBVA now supports 6,500 advanced users and 40,000 daily business users across seven countries on two continents. ADA integrates AWS SageMaker AI tools and QuickSight dashboards for streamlined, globally consistent AI model deployment and visualization
Summary
BBVA has successfully extended its AWS-based ADA (Analytics, Data & AI) global data platform to Mexico and Colombia, completing migration across two Latin American markets in May. This accomplishment fulfills BBVA’s broader 2025 strategy to unify its data infrastructure across Europe and Latin America.
The cloud-native ADA platform delivers real-time analytical capabilities, slashes data access time from days to under 10 minutes, and manages an immense data footprint—8.4 petabytes, 30,000 tables, and 100,000 daily processes—with execution uptime above 98%. These efficiencies have led to an estimated 40% cost reduction compared to legacy systems.
ADA supports global collaboration, serving 6,500 data experts and 40,000 operational users across seven countries. With embedded AWS tools—SageMaker for scalable AI development and QuickSight for real-time visualization—BBVA is reinforcing its data strategy to accelerate innovation, deliver personalized customer experiences, and boost operational agility
