Katie Llanos-Small
BTG makes blockchain bet with STO real estate fund
Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual has made its first move into the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. The Reit BZ “Security Token Offering” (STO) blends a traditional investment format with blockchain distribution – and is set to test how the new financial technology can be applied to capital markets distribution and trading….
Mexican fintechs plan last-minute license requests
Financial technology companies are advancing with authorization requirements under Mexico’s Fintech Law, but will wait until strictly necessary to apply, says industry association…
Citibanamex innovation: A work in progress
iupana speaks with Citibanamex CIO Tiago Spritzer about the bank’s digital strategy, who it is competing with, the limits of blockchain and IoT, how it’s using artificial intelligence – and how it lifted its App store rating from 1.9 to above 4 in a year….
Empty queue for Mexico Fintech Law registrations
Five months in, no companies have requested approval to operate under Mexico’s Fintech Law…
Brazil’s Quod brings together AI, big data, for credit risk analysis
Quod, Brazil’s new credit bureau owned by the country’s biggest banks, aims to improve credit scores with deeper data pools and better analytics…
Sign-ups accelerate at Next as Bradesco tracks shifting competition
Bradesco’s digital bank Next, which is increasing the speed of new user sign-ups, offers new vantage point for one of Brazil’s biggest banks to monitor new digital finance trends and new competitors…
Brazil plans changes to instant payments
Brazil’s Central Bank is advancing with a new instant payments infrastructure that will allow low-cost transfers around the clock…
BancoEstado plans wallet, aims for scale with ComprAquí
The Chilean bank is preparing to scale its mobile POS system ComprAquí, and studying options to develop digital wallet…
Slow UX could hurt Mexico’s CoDi payments system
The CoDi payments system is designed to help small businesses get paid electronically, but specialists say it may struggle to gain popular takeup…
Partnerships: The top LatAm fintech challenge for 2019
Forming successful alliances with others will be the key challenge for 2019, according to financial technology leaders in Latin America…