Mobile payments is one of the trends that will take center stage in 2016

BBVA, one of the largest financial institutions in the world, announces today that it is adopting Google’s cloud-based collaboration and communication suite Google Apps for Business to increase productivity and drive innovation.

Mobile banking platforms provided by banks nearly always dominate the Finance category for stores like Google Play and App Store. However, other kinds of applications joining the top 10, be they corporate or not, can be indicative of user demands for managing their finances.

Octavio Novelo is co-founder of ZaveApp, an application that allows people to save without changing their consumption habits. It is an electronic piggy bank connected to a credit or debit card, which prompts users to make deposits to reach their goal.

Cash is by far the most used payment channel in the world, although in the digital age, smartphones aspire to be our new wallet.

The challenges and opportunities that that the financial world are facing since the so-called fintech companies were the main topics on the agenda at the Innomoney event organized by Adigital. The customer was the link between the financial companies that attended the event and the startups that are taking the sector by storm.