Key Fintech & Digital Banking News of the Week: CloudWalk and a55 Raise Capital; QED Investors launches a fund in LatAm.
Financing big-ticket purchases through “buy now, pay later” is a difficult model to get right in Latin America
This week’s key fintech and digital banking news
Messaging app with “gigantic power” gears up for Brazil entry
This week’s top: Nubank is rumored to be preparing a US IPO; Fintechs Merama and Warren raise big investment rounds.
Access to post-seed stage capital remains a challenge as the region’s ecosystem matures
Key fintech and digital banking news this week.
With incoming open banking rules, Chile’s regulator aims to lay the foundations for collaboration between players in financial services.
Key fintech and digital banking news this week: Brazilian digital wallet PicPay adds 50 million users; MACH and EBanx partner; and more.
Regulation “still has room for improvement,” say fintech experts
#TopNews: The key fintech and digital banking news this week
But credit must be paired with financial health tools, say industry leaders
But not all regulators see them as necessary to drive innovation
The top fintech and digital banking news this week
Consumer banking is set to adopt more open architectures and better leverage data
Payments systems are quickly adopting crypto
The key fintech and digital banking news this week: Mexico’s Banorte will launch a fintech; Brazil’s Banco Inter launches a delivery service
Facilitating new purchasing preferences is key this year
But multiple challenges hinder true interoperability for Peru’s financial services sector
#TopNews: The key fintech and digital banking news this week: Rappi and Davivienda create a digital bank; Volpe and Clara close rounds
Development bank proposes cross-border fintech testing ground
#TopNews: The key fintech and digital banking news this week
Digital investment platforms are on the rise – yet facing a tough road ahead
#TopNews: The key fintech and digital banking news this week: The Caribbean continues with digital currency momentum; Mundi closes investment for US $ 7.8M; and more
Here’s how open banking is evolving across Latin America
- Salaries “on-demand”: Fintechs gain ground in credit niche
- Sabadell makes big BaaS bet to grow client base
- Mercado Libre struggles with bad debt in Brazil
- Data sharing worries rise as open banking nears
- Webinars: Platforms in banking and fintech; Digital bank; AI in digital banking
- Webinars: Helping clients with financial stress; Creative startup capital raising; and more
