The latest Tecnocom Report on Trends in Payment Instrument 2016 underscores the trend in Spain in payment cards, which have increased in number by 2.2 million - in sharp contrast to the declines seen since the start of the crisis in 2008.

35.3 million people traveled in traditional airline up to October – up 11% from the first ten months of 2015. Meanwhile, 35.4 million international passengers traveled in low cost airlines in Spain through October 2016, an increase of 12.8% from the same period last year, according to the Subdirectorate General of Knowledge and Tourism Studies.

Mobile banking app users in the U.S. may become more willing to pay a small monthly subscription fee to use the app, according to S&P. Though the majority of survey respondents said they're unwilling to pay, 21 % of respondents said they'd pay $3 a month, and 40 % said they'd be willing to pay $1 a month.

Today is World AIDS Day. This disease first appeared 35 years ago. As UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said, although we can be proud of the accomplishments over the years, there is still a long road ahead to attain the goal of ending this epidemic by 2030.

BBVA’s Board of Directors is in San Francisco to work first hand with experts and companies at the cutting-edge of change and transformation. Some of these companies are already working in close collaboration with BBVA, or are part of its ecosystem. BBVA Global Executive Chairman Francisco González analyzed the current status of the bank and the impact of technology on the financial sector, the economy and society.

40 % of Spanish companies will have integrated big data technologies by 2018 and 48 % will have invested in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, according to estimates by the consulting form IDC.

International Information Security Day has been celebrated every year since November 30, 1988 in order to raise awareness of the importance of security when providing data and of the risks associated with going online. Although this day was originally commemorated under the name Computer Security Day in the U.S., an Association for Computing Machinery initiative later expanded it to other countries with the name International Information Security Day.

According to Financial Fraud Action U.K., financial fraud increased to £399.5 million in the first half of 2016, primarily through scams and online attacks.

Reflecting on BBVA’s long and successful history in Paraguay, Agustín Antón highlights some of Paraguay’s most favorable characteristics, a "country that, grossly overlooked as it may be, is blessed with a number of strengths which translate into great opportunities”, as the basis to continue improving as a universal bank in all its aspects.