Case Study: ABANCA achieves seamless Samsung migration and secure, efficient mobile management with BlackBerry UEM

BlackBerry UEM is a Wise Investment for ABANCA

ABANCA, a leading Spanish bank based in A Coruña with nearly 700 offices and about 2,000 employees, needed to support Samsung Pay and rapidly deploy hundreds of new Android devices while continuing to secure existing iPhones and iPads. With limited Android experience in IT and strict financial-sector security requirements, the bank required a flexible, compliant way to manage a large, corporate-owned, personally-enabled (COPE) mobile fleet and ensure hardware- and app-level protection.

ABANCA chose BlackBerry UEM for its cost-effectiveness, seamless integration with Samsung Knox, and the IT team's existing expertise with BlackBerry solutions. The Samsung rollout—including testing and policy validation—took about one month; IT now manages Android and iOS devices from a single console. Results include higher employee satisfaction and productivity with minimal training, VPN‑less secure access across 1,750 Samsung devices that reduced licensing/infrastructure costs, and ongoing 24/7 support with plans to expand users and explore BYOD pilots.

Abanca

Eduardo Aldao Castillo

Director of Innovation