In 1996, Bilbao based financial service company the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya controlled the Argentine bank, the Banco Francés, and the BBV wordmark were added to match the corporate logo in all branches.
On the 24th April 2019, BBVA Francés announced it will drop the "Francés" name and become BBVA.[2]
BBVA: Argentina | Colombia | México | Perú | Portugal | Spain | Uruguay | Chile Other brands: Venezuela (BBVA Provincial) | Turkey (Garanti BBVA) | Romania (Garanti BBVA)
Former/Defunct BBV Brazil | BBVA Paraguay | Banco Exterior de España | BBVA Previsión AFP | BBVA USA | AFP Horizonte | Scotiabank Azul | Simple | GE Money Romania