Chinese customers of Spanish bank BBVA protest outside its headquarters in Madrid on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Chinese customers of Spanish bank BBVA protest outside its headquarters in Madrid on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Furious Chinese condemn ‘racist’ Spanish bank BBVA, saying it locked them out of accounts in money laundering crackdown

  • Hundreds of Chinese customers of BBVA rallied in Madrid, saying they had been blocked from accessing their accounts but had done nothing wrong
  • Spain strengthened money laundering regulations last year, requiring banks to obtain a series of personal details and background information from clients