Spaniards listen to 30.84% more classical music than the rest of the world on average, according to Spotify’s data published in Europa Press.

90% of the professional digital crowdlending platforms believe that collaboration with banks will increase this year, according to a survey of MytripleA.

On January 10th, BBVA launched a new tagline - Creating opportunities. It was a necessary step to reflect the changes underway at the bank - a transformation BBVA began more than 10 years ago that more than anything, benefits customers.  In just two words, this new tagline summarizes the bank’s new purpose: “To bring the age of opportunity to everyone.”

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (BBVA) filed on March 31, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission BBVA´s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Annual Report can be found on Investor Relations BBVA´s website in the section dedicated to Financial Information 2016.

BBVA has created the global position of Head of Data at the highest level of the organization to promote the strategic use of data in all the areas and businesses of the Group. David Puente will take on the new role, reporting directly to BBVA CEO Carlos Torres Vila.

As Laura Fernández reports on BBVA, if the gender gap were eliminated and women could participate equally in the economy, global GDP would increase by 28 trillion in 2025 – the equivalent of the U.S. and Chinese economies, according to a recent study by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI).