Mobile banking apps tend to head the ranking in the two largest app distribution platforms. Even so, the list always brings a few surprises.

Some companies already have APIs available for developers to program applications and services related to drones, allowing their control by devices such as cell phones or tablets, route planning, 3D modeling...

It's not only pilots who are caught up in the drone fever but programmers too - in just 12 hours they can make a quadcopter fly.

The new app reflects BBVA's commitment to make things easier for customers. They are free to choose how they want to interact with their bank at any moment in accordance with their personal needs and circumstances.

Online financial advisors are the latest rage. More and more technological finance start-ups  are developing products that help users manage their spending in a "simple" way and, better still, in real time. Here are just five of the many tools currently on the market.

More than one billion women --40% of women worldwide-- have no access to the financial system. According to the Global Findex 2014 report, the gender gap is obvious: 58% are bank account holders compared with 65% of men.