Joining the job market after graduating is the main goal for Spanish college students. However, there are some degrees that make it easier to find a job. According to data from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE) covered by Cinco Días, a medical degree currently carries the greatest employability, with just 1% unemployment in the profession.

On the occasion of the annual meeting of the International Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, BBVA Executive Chairman Francisco González shared his vision of the implications of the current technological revolution: “The technological and digital transformation is an extraordinary opportunity, but actively managing the changes it entails is fundamental to ensuring equal opportunity and the transfer of its enormous benefits, advantages and possibilities to the whole of society.”

Some 87% of Spanish startups plan to increase their workforce in the short-term, according to a study by Spain Startup, which was covered by the business daily Expansión. The study analyzed 1,585 business projects in order to verify the startup sector’s strong performance.

The rise of new information and communication technologies has led societies to become digitized. But which countries are the most digital? The ONTSI’s Dossier of Indicators from the Economic and Digital Society Index ranks Spain 14th in Europe.

Reading the news online is common practice among Spanish Internet users according to the National Telecommunications and Information Society Observatory (ONTSI). The agency published a study on the use of and attitudes regarding digital content, conducted in collaboration with the company Sigmados. The research found that 66.2% of Internet users have read the news online in the past year.

BBVA strives to be more than a bank for its customers: it wants to help them make everyday decisions about their finances, BBVA CEO Carlos Torres Vila said today in Barcelona. Following the initial revolution caused by the emergence of technology in the financial sector – particularly cell phones – the future of banking will consist of a hybrid model that combines digital channels with personalized advice from remote financial advisors. This will make it possible to offer customers expert financial solutions they can trust. “I see a banking industry that is very much present in people’s daily lives,” Torres Vila said at a meeting organized by the ESADE business school.

BBVA Compass announced Tuesday that it will offer payment-deferral programs for victims of Hurricane Irma in Florida as well as a robust suite of discounted loans and lines of credit to help the families and businesses affected by the powerful storm.

BBVA Compass is making the limited-time offers — among them special loan and payment deferral programs, waived late fees and penalty-free CD withdrawals — available to consumer and small business clients in the 67 counties declared in a state of emergency by Florida Gov. Rick Scott. For the time being, the bank also is waiving all ATM fees in Northeast and Central Florida: Its own customers will pay no fees to BBVA Compass if they use non-BBVA Compass ATMs, and non-customers will be able to use BBVA Compass ATMs at no charge from BBVA Compass.

Spanish universities have opened their doors once again at the start of the new academic year. In total, they will be offering 2,781 undergraduate degrees and 3,772 master’s degrees, according to data from the Ministry of Education reported by the financial newspaper Cinco Días.

Companies that build drones continue their non-stop growth, thanks to the myriad of uses for these unpiloted planes. By 2020, these companies are expected to have revenues of €20 billion, according to news outlets Business Insider and Cinco Días.

The ninth annual BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup will be broadcast nationally for the first time in an effort to help raise as much money as possible for this year's nonprofit beneficiary: the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund established by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett.