Categoria propia: Personal finance
Customer experience: Can banks have it all?
Customers associate digital banks with empowerment – but value the inherent trustworthiness of traditional banks, according to an analysis of millions of online personal finance conversations….
Fintechs drive financial inclusion during the pandemic
Covid has shown that LatAm fintechs have a lot of potential in terms of financial inclusion – and so do banks…
Rappi & Banorte: JV aims to offer financial services on a massive scale
Banorte-Rappi joint venture plans financial products that are integrated into users’ daily life, a massive scale, and, likely, it’s own financial services licence…
B89 aims to break the “near-oligopoly” in Peruvian banking
B89, a new Peruvian fintech, is targeting a young client base, unsatisfied with existing banking products. Offering co-working deals and benefits for the environment, founders Javier Salinas and Mauricio Alban-Salas are preparing for launch….
Digital banking and fintech webinars: Cybersecurity; Machine Learning; and more
Here are the best webinars and online events in the digital banking and fintech sector in Latin America, from June 15 to 19 …
PLIN brings free inter-bank payments to Peru
Scotiabank Peru, BBVA and Interbank find fast uptake with PLIN, to facilitate free and immediate peer-to-peer transfers, although interoperability is in question…
WhatsApp banking takes off in Brazil
Brazilians are rapidly taking to the messaging app WhatsApp to chat with Bradesco’s bot and renegotiate debt at Banco do Brasil, as digital banking surges in Brazil…
“Inertia” is our biggest competitor, says Neon Pagamentos’ Pedro Conrade
The biggest hurdle to turn users into loyal regulars comes early in the life cycle, says CEO and founder of the Brazilian digital bank Neon Pagamentos, which plans to improve lending products for individuals and small businesses with its newly-raised Series B capital…
Brazilian banks launch APIs, open banking strategies
Brazilian banks employ APIs ahead of open banking regulations as they look to capture greater share of the retail market…
Digital banking accelerates in Peru
Peruvians are banking twice as much through virtual channels compared to two years ago, as Banco de Credito and Interbank accelerate digital transformation…