According to a report by the Ipsos consulting firm for eBay, which analyzed consumers’ new habits in the growing collaborative economy, Spanish consumers obtain an average of €124 from online sales, Europa Press reports.

BBVA Compass is back again heating up the summer days with its “Summer of Opportunity” initiative, brightening people’s future with gift cards, a “pay-it-forward” attitude, and a newly-added small business component.

As reported in Europa Press, recent data from the CNMC Household Panel for the fourth quarter of 2016 conclude that 77 % of those who have a smartphone use it several times a day. The study notes that nine in ten internet users utilize WhatsApp, compared to the 24 % who use Facebook Messenger and 8 % who use Skype.

BBVA Global Executive Chairman Francisco González was very positive about the future of Mexico during his visit to the country for the annual meeting of BBVA Bancomer’s regional Board members. “The resilience of the Mexican economy to the recent challenges it has faced is admirable,” he affirmed. “In terms of the rest of Latin America, I’m also optimistic. Populist movements are losing steam and economic and political rationality is moving ahead.”

According to a Moody’s study on ecommerce, online sales will grow an average of 12 % over the next two years in Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Italy, Europa Press reports.

The challenges of financial inclusion: technological challenges and the role of women in the economy were the main topics addressed in the Forum on Financial Inclusion and Development organized by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, Chaired by Her Majesty the Queen.