E-commerce sales have increased 23% over the past year in Spain, reaching €22 billion. This is due to differentiation in the service and shopping experience, according to Cuponation’s e-commerce ranking.

80% of financial institutions expect to adopt blockchain technology by 2020 and feel that it will transform the market, according to a Bain & Company report based on a survey of company executives from the sector.

A United European Gastroenterology (UEG) report on the risks of consuming alcohol warns that even moderate alcohol consumption multiplies the probability of getting cancer. In Spain, 15% of the tumors found in men are related to alcohol, compared to the European average of 10%.

According to a PwC study on artificial intelligence, the British should stop worrying about robots taking their jobs because this technology will boost their economy, Bloomberg reports.

The BBVA Innovation Centre hosts a new edition of “Design Wednesday”. In it, experts address the role of design in customer interactions with products and services.

The month of the July is the most popular month for Spanish families to travel. They spend an average of €148 per night on reservations they usually make just a little over a month in advance, according to the hotel search engine trivago.es.

An IBM report reveals that 33% of directors say that their organizations are already experimenting with, or actively implementing blockchain - largely with the goal of innovating and developing new business models.

The latest study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism reveals a surprising fact: less than a quarter of social media users think that social media does a good job separating fact from fiction, the Financial Times reports (with subscription). The study also indicates that 40% of people trust what they read in the media.

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday the results of its Comprehensive Capital Analysis Review, or CCAR, and for the fourth year in a row, it did not object to the capital plan submitted by BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc.

52% of U.S. citizens believe that the country’s gun control laws should be stricter, according to a Pew Research study. The survey found that 34% believe the laws should be much stricter and 17% feel they should be at least a little stricter.