How the combination of EC2 and S3, cloud computing and storage from the giant Jeff Bezos, has revolutionized the technological and business world.

Cloud computing is unstoppable. Young and established companies increasingly rely on the cloud, whose rapidly evolving technology will influence all aspects of daily life.

The time when one was asked for his hometown when entering a Cathedral to keep a visit log has ended. The emergence of Big Data has provided such a powerful tool to tourism, that controlling 100% of the tourist traffic is almost an actual possibility.

This is the year we'll begin paying with our cellphones. Although our credit cards have security systems that guarantee the payment is made correctly, smartphones herald the arrival of other technologies. Say goodbye to the PIN –these are the methods you'll be using in the future.

We spoke with Juan López Carretero, manager of Digital M&A at BBVA, whose department has mapped and compared the Fintech ecosystem in Spain. After this analysis he is well placed to tell us the state of the Spanish Fintech ecosystem.

“Simplicity is difficult. You have to know what interests the user you're targeting”. Jaime Bolívar, general manager of TechRules, highlights the points Fintech startups should keep in mind if they want to stand out from the crowd, particularly in the area of financial consulting.

A year ago, Estanis Martín de Nicolás, general manager of PayPal Spain and Portugal, said that “the business of mobile payments is rapidly expanding all around the world and is increasingly present in the Spanish purchasing processes”.

The digital transformation of traditional financial systems has become a key factor for many major corporations in this sector. But, are their executives ready for it? Do they have the necessary skills and knowledge to move into this new digital environment?

BBVA has acquired Spring Studio, a San Francisco-based user experience (UX) and design firm, to accelerate the Group’s efforts to become the leading digital bank through great design and technology.

Mobile banking is not a service of the future: little by little it is becoming a part of the present. On a weekly basis, almost 25% of users in the United States already use mobile banking while only 14% go to a branch office. And proof of the above are the numerous apps flooding e-stores to offer financial services. The following is a selection of some of the most prominent ones.