Trust has always been one of banking’s biggest values, but in the 21st century where digital is the prevailing theme, trust has become even more central to the conversation, BBVA Global Head of Security Architecture Juan Francisco Losa said in an address at American Banker’s Cybersec conference in New York City this week.

Artificial intelligence is present in the life of anyone with a smartphone. Thanks to voice recognition systems, it is possible to say, “Hi, Siri” or “Okay, Google” and the cellphone will translate the words. This technology hopes to be incorporated in our homes to make our lives easier.

In the world of programmers there is a new much talked-about language: Python. This is a type of programming language (a set of symbols and syntactic and semantic rules needed to develop programs that control a machine's physical and logical behavior) that aims for simplicity, versatility and swift development, whose name is inspired by the group of English comics “Monty Python”.

Figures, keys and uses for the unmanned aircraft that are taking over the sky.

So, another year’s WIRED Money , together with BBVA, over and what have we learnt from this gathering of individuals and businesses looking to change the world of financial services through technology?

Many corporate sectors are turning to new technologies to improve their business models. Big cities are no exception and are introducing the Internet of Things to improve their citizens’ quality of life.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is on the verge of changing the face of business as we know it. Much has been said in recent years about the final and irreversible rise of the IoT, not only in smart homes and cities, but especially in large corporations and most industries.

BBVA’s transformation process involves a new corporate culture with new, more agile and flexible ways of working. We spent two days in one of the quarterly planning sessions BBVA is holding around the world to find out firsthand what this new way of working is like.

This year, more than 1200 startups more than 75 countries from around the world have participated in the contest. Most notably we have received submissions from countries such as Turkey, Austria, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Singapore, Peru, Indonesia or Costa Rica.

BBVA Open Talent has consolidated its position as a global leader of fintech competitions, with startups competing from 77 different countries in this year's edition.