BBVA today became an official member of Hyperledger, an open-source collaborative effort to advance the use of blockchain in different economic and corporate sectors. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, this international initiative brings together a large group of companies working in finance, technology, manufacturing and the Internet of Things. By joining Hyperledger, BBVA also became a member of The Linux Foundation.

Are banks too big to innovate? This is a common question asked in the fintech world and one that was discussed at Citi’s Annual Digital Money Symposium in London this week. BBVA has some experience with this so it joined the discussion and shared some insights.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the creation of a High Level Advisory Group on fintech to explore the economic and regulatory implications from developments in financial technology.

Three hundred team members from across BBVA Compass spent two days last week reviewing the previous quarter’s accomplishments and prepping the road ahead for 35 of the bank’s most important projects.

BBVA today announces the launch of the ninth edition of its Open Talent fintech competition – which this year has grown significantly to offer even more people the chance to work with a world-leading digital business.

Under the media’s radar and away from the latest trends, the industry keeps making headway in its road to digitization. Much is being said about the importance of connecting all machines, the Internet of Things, but transformations will be far reaching and of all kinds.