This form of funding, which allows small business to reach millions via blockchain and cryptocurrencies, is creating a dangerous bubble driven by speculation.

The Global Fintech Report 2017’, published by the consulting firm PwC, forsees a new era in which financial institutions and fintech firms cooperate more closely, in order to overcome their respective weaknesses.

Google believes that in-house talent development is one of the keys to success. It is necessary to “promote technology from an early age. Just as there are role models in painting, film or sports, we also need to have role models, people younger generations can look up to, capable of sparking their interest on this field.”

BBVA is one of 11 banking institutions that are collaborating on the development of the Voltron project, a platform based on DLT (distributed ledger technology) that puts exporters and importers in contact, in order to improve efficiency in trade finance.

Every year, BBVA Open Challenges proposes a number of challenges aimed at finding solutions to the challenges identified in different areas of the bank. The registration phase for two new editions of this contest will open in August: Challenge F4C, covering proposals to transform the relationship between banks and customers; and Challenge Global Trends, which seeks to transform the trading of tomorrow through augmented reality and intelligent algorithms.

Since late 2016, BBVA Compass has been leveraging cloud-based tools from Salesforce, the leading customer relationship management (CRM) company, to centralize and manage the profiles of current and potential clients — an effort that will help to deliver a more unified and tailored banking experience.

Many big data experts share valuable insights on Twitter.  These are the ten essential names that must be followed to state up to date on this technology.

Below a mountain of 'big data' lie simple laws that allow you to define patterns. 'Machine learning’ uses them to improve the lives of human beings.

The Financial Times’ The Banker magazine has awarded BBVA Data & Analytics with their Technology Project of the Year award in the category of Risk Management.

Technological transformation is changing the rules of the game in many industries. The world of food – and new consumption habits – have not escaped the innovation of the startups: intelligent kitchens, robot chefs, home deliveries in tupperware, food orders with no minimum amount, artificial intelligence to calculate calories... it´s time for foodtech.