Roberta Prescott
Brazil has 800+ institutions in its open finance ecosystem
This week, Brazil’s central bank gives us a peek into open banking uptake – and the numbers are impressive. And while it was revealed that Nubank is leading the pack in terms of API calls in Brazil, the decacorn posted another quarter of record profits. …
The carbon opportunity Banco do Brasil wants to capture
In one of the world’s largest carbon markets, Brazil’s second-largest bank sees big potential in originating and trading carbon credits….
Agfintechs gain ground in Brazil as agribusiness demands more credit
Brazil may be an agricultural powerhouse, but there is still a supply gap in financing for the farm sector. A new model of agro fintechs wants to plug the hole….
Itaú and C6 strategize to conquer the nomadic dollar
Fintechs such as Wise and Nomad are leading the way in catering to digital nomads while banks feel the pressure from customers demanding cheaper, easier international payments….
Banking as a Service in Latin America: Three current use cases
Companies from sectors as varied as clean energy and accounting have added financial products to their offerings to diversify revenue streams and strengthen customer loyalty…
Predictive finance: how uniting ERP systems and banking can push the financial industry forward
In the current environment of open finance and artificial intelligence (AI), so-called ERP banking is emerging as a trend to generate much more predictive finance….
What you need to know about the change of government in Brazil and its impact on digital finance
Experts expect the fintech sector to continue expanding, although a sluggish economy decline and a political agenda shaped by the attack on government headquarters earlier this month…
Friday Briefing: Paying with your face in Qatar
This week, we speak to Visa about their pilot for payments using facial biometrics at the World Cup in Qatar. We also bring you a wrap-up of our Women in Digital Finance event and fresh developments in Mexico, where Nubank has secured a new operating license and Ualá now offers personal loans….
Retail payments in LatAm: Will tokenization and crypto take us into the future?
As LatAm consumers increasingly embrace new payments technologies, tools like tokenization and cryptocurrencies have strong growth opportunities, according to executives at Mastercards’s 2022 LAC Innovation Forum. …
Beyond exchanges: Brazil explores new uses for crypto
Despite the headwinds in the cryptocurrency market, startups are expanding the crypto offering with a range of services based on blockchain, web3, and cashback with bitcoins…