The economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic is having a fundamental impact on lending and leasing fintechs

Mexico’s new Fintech Law is already set to be changed, while specific open banking rules could take up to another year to be defined

Mercado Pago is applying to become a financial institution in Chile, IFPE in Mexico, says Chile CEO Matias Spagui

CrediTú places bond in Chile’s local capital market, other fintechs look at wholesale funding strategies

Data sharing rules will “really open the playing field” for lending startups in Brazil, say fintech leaders

New and established fintechs are entering point of sale financing, taking advantage of demand for a new type of credit

Brazilian digital lender expects strong portfolio growth this quarter, and also preps new products, Mexico launch, says CEO Sergio Furio

Outlook 2020: AI, open banking and institutional processes are biggest priorities for digital and innovation leaders at LatAm banks in 2020

Brazilian banks face a series of challenges to deal with open banking, says Márcio Schettini, retail banking head at Itaú

SoftBank’s innovation fund has picked the low hanging fruit in LatAm already, will invest at a slower pace now, says Paulo Passoni

Biggest hurdle for users to become loyal regulars comes early in the life cycle, says CEO and founder of Brazilian digital bank Neon

Brazilian merchant acquirers are developing super apps, loan products and banking platforms as core business gets tough

Loan losses at Mercado Credito Brazil highlight the difficulties of fine-tuning digital lending businesses

Brazilian banks employ APIs as they look to capture greater share of the retail market

As big tech companies are moving into finance, banking as a service is emerging as a new business area for financial institutions

More electronic transactions will make it easier for Citibanamex to offer micro loans, says Rodrigo Kuri

PayPal’s retreat from financial services in Mexico highlights how complicated it can be to become a regulated financial institution

Banks are teaming up with big tech platforms at the same time as they compete with them

Santander, Bradesco and Itaú have posted double-digit growth in digital customers

Celcoin, 4ToldFintech win Inclusive Fintech competition, but dozens of LatAm applicants fell short because of poor English skills, say judges

The digital lending arm of Puerto Rico’s biggest bank says focusing on just one high-potential market and fine tuning the customer experience has fueled growth

Innovations on top of old tech amplify challenges for bank cybersecurity in Argentina

Financial regulator updates KYC/AML rules, plans new fintech licensing system

Digital lending startups set to get cheaper, easier funding as investors look at new asset classes

“No need” to do it sooner, says industry association