It's far from easy to gain a foothold and shine in the fintech sector. There are plenty of services to be offered, but the challenge is excelling and achieving market leader status. Not all succeed, but the waves that SEED has been making suggest this may be a company to watch.
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The winner of the G5 Innova awards was announced last week. There, national companies with new ideas seek to find a niche and offer solutions and responses to everyday problems and situations. The winner this time has been Visualfy. An app that wants to bring visual notifications to the cell phones of deaf people. An app that is already available for Android and, thanks to awards like these, will help these companies to continue growing and go international.
Graphene is that science fiction stuff which arises the interest of researchers all around the world. And some Spaniards occupy a very prominent place.
Wearable devices like smartwatches and wristbands have found a goldmine in the sports and health sector. These accessories that are able to constantly monitor the user's physical activity can be extremely valuable to people who suffer from chronic diseases like diabetes.
Over seven out of ten people believe there is at least one benefit to using some type of technology at work… but what about wearable technology?
La tecnología está dando pasos gigantes en el cambio del mundo. De la salud a la medicina, en las finanzas y en los propios hábitos de la sociedad. Si, por ejemplo, Big Data ya está siendo utilizado a gran escala en la NFL y la NBA, entonces estamos seguros de verlo tomar partido en el fútbol, y no se limita a las estadísticas. Los avances tecnológicos ya están siendo utilizados para mejorar el juego, la técnica y la precisión , e incluso para predecir las lesiones , como lo están haciendo el Real Madrid, el Benfica y el Borussia Dortmund, entre otros.
There was a before and after in the fight against AIDS since the Magic Johnson case. Aviation safety changed following the 9/11 attacks. So the question is whether something similar will happen with cybersecurity in businesses after the attack on Sony, and the answer is that this will probably be the case.
Make people the center of technological innovation to help them in their daily life. This is the best possible definition of social technology, all of these advances making it possible to change the life of users.The CATS-MAD event (Madrid Social Technology Club), held at the BBVA Innovation Center, received as special guest Carmen Fernández-Panadero, a specialist in learning projects.
Computer studies, sciences and development
BBVA Chile launches first bank account on Facebook in Latin America
Digital banking has grown by leaps and bounds around the world and in Chile as well. The possibility of transferring money and performing many other financial operations through ATMs, mobile telephones, computers and tablets via Internet, is now joined by an innovative bank account on Facebook, the first of its kind in Latin America.
P2P lending platforms are an alternative to traditional funding methods, offering more favorable and flexible conditions.