New doors may be opening for some fintechs across the country, at least according to one news source.

Technically, big data is no different than any other data, there’s just more of it. After all, gathering data is nothing new. We all have birth certificates, marriage licenses, insurance cards, and our grandparents had those same things decades ago… even without computers. The difference today is the sheer volume of data and the ways that data can be collected and analyzed.

BBVA enables customers to manage security levels on their smartphones from a single point in the app. Users can configure the “security area” from the menu, and they can disable functionality for all their accounts and contracted products or even hide them from view. This is how BBVA Spain’s app, recently recognized for the second year in a row by Forrester Research as the best in Europe, has become a veritable remote control for mobile customers. Users can configure all the app's permission settings and enable travel mode.

Getting paid to shop may sound like a dream, but Simple Cash Back rewards makes it a reality. Available through the BBVA Compass Mobile Banking App, BBVA Wallet or Online Banking, the feature allows customers with a consumer BBVA Compass debit or credit card to earn cash back on purchases.

Mobile banking in 2018 contains a vast amount of components and resources, from real-time personal loans, starting your own account, and money transfers to other easy functions that fit perfectly with today’s on-the-go lifestyle.

Across BBVA the shift to digital is creating opportunities and ensuring customers and clients get better and better products and services.

The ripple effects from the Office of the Comptroller of Currency announcing it would accept applications for banking licenses from fintechs are still being felt.

BBVA’s efforts to foster product sales through its digital channels have been well received by customers. Customer adoption of digital channels -and sales across these channels- have seen increasing growth month after month.

Business banking specialists Holvi have joined forces with Uber to provide the app based business’ partner drivers with an easy way to become entrepreneurs and manage their finances.

There has been a healthy amount of debate regarding a national fintech charter that was announced last week by the Office of the Comptroller. The U.S. Treasury has also been in the spotlight among columnists in the financial industry.