This mechatronics engineer took advantage of his experience with startups in Canada and the United States to found Conekta in Mexico, an online virtual payment platform that is gaining momentum. From his point of view, the reason for setting up a startup is to create value. The Conekta CEO is one of the 33 innovators featured in the ebook Hablan los protagonistas (The key players speak).

Waynabox is a startup founded in 2015 by 3 engineer friends. Maria Carbonell, Head of Marketing and Communication at the company, explains: “it all began when they went interrailing together after graduating from university, and their eagerness to travel and see the world gave them the idea to set up their own business once they returned to Spain. The initial idea was to create something similar to interrail, but using planes instead of trains. But Waynabox is bigger than that now."

At BBVA we have moved a step further in integrating our corporate information, with the publication of the BBVA report in 2015. Thus, after 13 Corporate Responsibility reports, for the first time all of the Group’s non-financial information has been published alongside the financial data, in one document.

On the occasion of BBVA’s Annual General Meeting, economists, executives, presidents of large multinationals and entrepreneurs commended BBVA’s pioneering transformation, which has turned the bank into a model for the financial world and other key economic sectors.

The director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute at the CSIC, Ramón López de Mántaras, talks about the progress of automated learning and points out that common sense is the biggest challenge for AI.

BBVA represents a benchmark in terms of transparency and clarity in the main markets where it operates. It further intends to position itself as a long-term industry leader in the field. Its roadmap is focused on creating a satisfactory customer experience, helping clients to make informed decisions with regard to their finances. The aim is to drive customer trust, their willingness to recommend BBVA and the bank’s reputation.

The study by the consultant Deloitte 2016 Predictions for Technology, Means of Communication and Telecommunications highlights that the generation of people between 18 and 24 aren't going to abandon computers for cell phones.

The Mexican  startup Pyrosmart has signed an agreement with TNT Fireworks to distribute pyrotechnic products for personal use on a massive scale in the United States for ten years.

Google is investing 27 million euros in European companies to boost innovation in digital journalism. This is only part of a 150 million euros fund.