A group of BBVA representatives, led by the Executive Chairman Francisco González, will travel this week to participate in the most important economic event of the year: The annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB).  This week is surely marked red on Christine Lagarde (Managing Director of the IMF) and Jim Yong Kim’s (president of the World Bank) calendars.  Representatives of the world’s top financial institutions will meet in Washington from October 9 to 15 to discuss topics such as the future of work in the wake of the Fourth Industrial Revolution or the impact of 'fintech' on the financial sector.  Concurrently on the same dates and city, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) will be holding its annual meeting, focusing on the future of finance.

Fingerprint recognition is the payment security technology users find most appealing. According to data from Juniper Research, 74% of users say they are likely to use this technology to ensure the security of their financial transactions.

BBVA’s Group Executive Chairman stressed the importance of mathematics as “the backbone of well-being in a global, technological society” at the BBVA Foundation and Royal Spanish Mathematical Society (RSME in Spanish) awards ceremony for the best young researchers.

Information technology (IT) investment continues growing at a solid pace. The total number of funds allocated to IT is expected to reach €3.11 trillion in 2018 – 4.3% more than the amount estimated for 2017, according to data from the consulting firm Gartner covered by Europa Press.

Computer vision syndrome could affect anyone who spends at least three hours in front of a computer screen. The main symptoms are headaches, heartburn, eye dryness, blurry vision and musculoskeletal problems such as neck and back pain. According to an article in the Medical Practice and Reviews journal, as reported by The New York Times, about 70 million workers around the world are at risk of suffering from this problem.

BBVA Compass has appointed its former Chief Fiduciary Officer Donette Stubblefield as its new Houston Market Global Wealth Executive, where she will lead all Global Wealth operations in the market.