The number of cell phone lines offering voice services with mobile broadband in Spain broke the barrier of 40 million for the first time in March, after adding 148,684 new lines during the month, according to the monthly report by the National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC).

During an informal conversation with Financial Times journalist Laura Noonan, Francisco González noted that these days everybody is talking about digital change, but "we have been working on it for years."  Transforming the bank "is not just a matter of platforms. The big challenge is changing an incumbent into a new digital company." Francisco González made these remarks during his participation in the closing of MoneyConf 2017, one of the top events in the European fintech calendar, held this year in Madrid.

BBVA’s Global Head of Customer Solutions, Derek White, explained this morning that “It’s not longer about products, but about helping customers with their financial lives.” White participated in MoneyConf’s panel “Competition makes you smarter: Customer Centric banking,” where he exchanged ideas with Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana and moderator Andrea Rexer, finance editor at Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Europa Press reports that smart factories’ productivity could increase up to 27% over the next five years thanks to investments in digitization - the equivalent of a $500 billion (444.75 billion euros) contribution to the global economy, according to the Capgemini study Smart Factories.

Seven out of every 10 people have a credit card, while five in 10 have a debit card. Nearly 50% of credit card owners used the cards as a payment method, financing their purchases with the available credit.

June 5 is World Environment Day, a UN initiative to raise awareness about the need to take care of the planet. BBVA will illuminate some of its most emblematic buildings in green as a gesture to signify its commitment to this cause.