82 % of Spanish drivers would like to drive an electric car, even though they never have due to barriers like the lack of a network to recharge the car, limited autonomy and perception of high costs, according to an Alphabet study.

Speaking in Seville, BBVA’s Executive Board Director explained that the reason why Spainis growing at a much faster pace than Europe is because the country has tackled very importantreforms in recent years. However, "we need measures capable of bolstering productivity in Spain,” pointed out José Manuel González-Páramo during his address in the context of the 6th Assembly of the San Telmo Institute Member Association, an event attended by King Felipe VI.

According to EY’s latest Global 3D Printing Report 2016, 3D printing technology will grow increasingly important in industrial companies’ design and production processes. The report expects this industry to grow up to 25% by 2020.

Smartphone use is on the rise among children in Spain. 72.7% of 12 year old children own a smartphone and this percentage increases to 93.9% for 15 year olds, according to the National Institute of Statistics’ (INE) Survey on Equipment and Information and Communications Technology Use among Households.

BBVA Group Executive Chairman Francisco González presented the book 'The Search for Europe' at the European Parliament. The book includes the perspectives of 23 prestigious authors on the present and future of Europe and its integration process – a process that deeply affects the lives of Europeans and everyone around the world.

90 % of Spanish children and adolescents consume more than the recommended amount of saturated fat per day (10 %) and practically 100% do not get the recommended amount of Vitamin D.

In banks’ studies on the areas where artificial intelligence software would be most helpful to save time and effort, cybercrime and electronic fraud are clearly two key fields.

According to the latest Kaspersky survey, only half of mobile device users protect their sensitive information with security solutions. As the agency states, only 57 % of tablets in use have a security solution installed, whereas in the case of smartphones the level is 53 %.

BBVA is the first financial institution in Spain to launch the ‘Online Onboarding’ via mobile, which allows anyone to open an account in just a few minutes and start banking right away. This new service uses an innovative procedure that verifies a customer’s identity through a selfie and a video call.