geopolitics

Massive protests have taken place in Hong Kong due to the extradition bill. Tensions between U.S. and China increased. Boris Johnson has been appointed as the new PM of UK. Iran related disputes are still alive. TANAP pipeline project that will carry natural gas to Europe via Turkey has been ended.

It seems that we are into a crucial moment in the drafting of the Brexit agreement with the extraordinary meeting scheduled for this weekend, which should serve to approve the withdrawal deal and the political declaration that will define the future relationship. Yet, even the agreement has not yet been finalised, the likely success of the summit is just one more step.

Over the last year, at BBVA we have been publishing a monthly report on the global geopolitical situation. In this report we have used a high-frequency event database scaled for Big Data to measure the intensity of the most significant conflicts and protests around the world.

In this issue we focus on: The UK’s FCA: an active role in promoting innovation; Is the digital transformation the quintessence for financial inclusion?; PSD2, a Business Model Perspective; Big Data to track geopolitical and social events; and Artificial Intelligence perspectives: How internet giants leverage AI.