BBVA Compass today announced that Manolo Sánchez is retiring as non-executive chairman of the board of directors of BBVA Compass and its holding company, BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc. Terry Strange, longtime member of the board and the current chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee, will step into the role of non-executive chairman effective Nov. 15.

Global CO2 emissions were nearly stagnate for the third year in a row. Total CO2 emissions reached 35.8 gigatons in 2016, which represents a 0.3% increase over the previous year. Published by El Periódico, the data come from the estimates of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, and the Netherlands’ Environmental Assessment Agency.

Digital or electronic payments remain on the rise due to the growing number of transactions in emerging economies. The consulting firm Capgemini and the bank BNP Paribas estimate that there will be €726 billion of transactions of this kind by 2020 – a 10.9% increase,  Europa Press reports.

They’re always popular with users of Android mobiles and they’re a fixture on any smartphone. Weather applications allow you to be always informed, in real time, about the meteorological conditions at a given place. Some of these apps are free, others have a cost; some are well known and others are just making a name for themselves in the market.

BBVA Compass received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, a measure of workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees that serves as a benchmark for some of the country’s largest and most influential workplaces.

BBVA’s Group Executive Chairman is convinced that technological advances will be accompanied by greater progress and well-being, but he is also calling for policies and structural reforms that are capable of mitigating the costs of the transition to the new digital society. Supporting research and education, promoting competition and transparency in the markets and developing new employment policies and social protection systems were among the recommendations Francisco González shared at an event organized by El Periódico de Catalunya and BBVA in Barcelona.

Last month, BBVA Compass showcased its digital prowess with headline stories about BBVA Open Talent, its 2017 online banking award from Javelin Strategy & Research, and Tuyyo, BBVA's new money transfer mobile app. The bank also published articles that highlighted it as an engine of opportunity for its employees and the communities throughout its footprint. The bank wrapped up its month of stories on Oct. 27, releasing its third quarter earnings.

Changes in the digital transformation can now be observed in 50% of the companies that have decided to reshape their businesses around these new technologies, according to a Fujitsu report covered by Europa Press. The purpose of the report was to shed light on how companies are adapting to the new digital challenges and how these challenges will impact the future.

The opening of the Mexican gasoline market has not been enough to make up for the enormous disparities with the country’s main trade partner, the U.S. According to Consusef’s National Household Survey covered by El Universal, Mexican families spend an average of 3.38% of household income on gasoline, compared to 2.4% in the U.S.