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Penelope A. Villarin Opdyke, Cfa

Finance Discipline Leader for Strategic IT Subsidiaries

📍 Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain🔄 Updated November 2026💼 3 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2017
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Nov 2017
Datio was set up as a strategic alliance between BBVA, one of the main spanish banks, and Stratio, a leader company in the Big Data world, with its own platform based on Spark. Our ambitious goal is to lead the digital transformation in the financial industry, both nationally and internationally. What we do? Big Data Generation III: We incorporate state of the art Big Data, combining processing, machine learning and multi persistence in order to build real time and advanced analytics Apps. No Vendor Lock-in: 100% open source technology adapted to our roadmap. Stratio Technology: We base ourselves on the Stratio platform, which uses Spark as its main tool. Lambda Architecture: It allows you to make queries efficiently over huge volumes of data in real time. End to End Platform: We offer a complete solution, which includes the complete data cycle, from ingestion and storage to analysis and visualization. Own Roadmap: We add new characteristics and prioritize according to the organization’s requirements. What makes us special? Innovation: technology is part of our DNA. We provide Big Data and Analytics solutions based on the latest technologies such as Apache Spark, Tensorflow, notebooks, containers, among others, on a platform in which hundreds of data scientists work daily and thousands of processes are carried out. For this reason, our daily work focuses on availability, security, continuous growth and adaptation to the latest trends. Talent: We work in a trusted, responsible and friendly environment. Our culture is essential for the development of our activity and for talent retention (http://ow.ly/fw4030ig80q). Collaboration: We use open source technologies because we believe in cooperation in software development. In Datio we share our ideas freely in search of a common goal, which is the creation of quality products. Do you want to know more? Follow us: @datiobd, https://www.instagram.com/datiobd/ http://ow.ly/ikyy30ig8I1
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Nov 2017
Veridas solves the most urgent security issue you face today: simplifying access for legitimate users while blocking digital attacks and physical breaches. The core of our solution is a biometric algorithm that positively identifies people remotely or in person. While hundreds of similar-sounding technologies exist today, NIST testing proves our solution is elite (top-three placing from hundreds of entrants across various tests). In addition to airtight security, our technology uniquely addresses the issue of privacy. We protect our customers from the reputational harm — and massive fines — associated with violating emerging data privacy laws. Our solutions are proven in the today’s most rigorous environment: the EU. Banks, retailers, contact centers, government agencies and other organizations throughout Europe trust our identity technology. So do European consumers. Now, we are making our proven technology available to end-users and technology partners worldwide. Today, we serve 250 customers in 25 countries. But that is just the beginning, because the world needs identity technology that allows consumers and citizens to move through their digital and physical worlds without friction or fear.
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2017
Veridas
Board Member
Nov 2017
Board Member
Nov 2017
Datio was set up as a strategic alliance between BBVA, one of the main spanish banks, and Stratio, a leader company in the Big Data world, with its own platform based on Spark. Our ambitious goal is to lead the digital transformation in the financial industry, both nationally and internationally. What we do? Big Data Generation III: We incorporate state of the art Big Data, combining processing, machine learning and multi persistence in order to build real time and advanced analytics Apps. No Vendor Lock-in: 100% open source technology adapted to our roadmap. Stratio Technology: We base ourselves on the Stratio platform, which uses Spark as its main tool. Lambda Architecture: It allows you to make queries efficiently over huge volumes of data in real time. End to End Platform: We offer a complete solution, which includes the complete data cycle, from ingestion and storage to analysis and visualization. Own Roadmap: We add new characteristics and prioritize according to the organization’s requirements. What makes us special? Innovation: technology is part of our DNA. We provide Big Data and Analytics solutions based on the latest technologies such as Apache Spark, Tensorflow, notebooks, containers, among others, on a platform in which hundreds of data scientists work daily and thousands of processes are carried out. For this reason, our daily work focuses on availability, security, continuous growth and adaptation to the latest trends. Talent: We work in a trusted, responsible and friendly environment. Our culture is essential for the development of our activity and for talent retention (http://ow.ly/fw4030ig80q). Collaboration: We use open source technologies because we believe in cooperation in software development. In Datio we share our ideas freely in search of a common goal, which is the creation of quality products. Do you want to know more? Follow us: @datiobd, https://www.instagram.com/datiobd/ http://ow.ly/ikyy30ig8I1
Board Member
Nov 2017
Veridas solves the most urgent security issue you face today: simplifying access for legitimate users while blocking digital attacks and physical breaches. The core of our solution is a biometric algorithm that positively identifies people remotely or in person. While hundreds of similar-sounding technologies exist today, NIST testing proves our solution is elite (top-three placing from hundreds of entrants across various tests). In addition to airtight security, our technology uniquely addresses the issue of privacy. We protect our customers from the reputational harm — and massive fines — associated with violating emerging data privacy laws. Our solutions are proven in the today’s most rigorous environment: the EU. Banks, retailers, contact centers, government agencies and other organizations throughout Europe trust our identity technology. So do European consumers. Now, we are making our proven technology available to end-users and technology partners worldwide. Today, we serve 250 customers in 25 countries. But that is just the beginning, because the world needs identity technology that allows consumers and citizens to move through their digital and physical worlds without friction or fear.
2004
Associate
Sep 2004
At BBVA we are leading the transformation of banking worldwide, united in pursuing our goal of bringing the age of opportunity to everyone. Firmly focused on the future, our on-going digital transformation is already producing disruptive innovations that power our vision of banking. Every one of our 121,486 employees, from branch staff to senior leaders, plays an essential role in giving our 71.5 million customers the cutting edge banking solutions that they deserve. Building on 166 years of history we know the importance of constant development, which is why we place so much confidence in the collaborative working environment that enables our people to grow and excel. If you would like to learn about the culture and opportunities on offer at a company that is leading the way for 21st century banking, head to the ‘Life’ tab to find out more.
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