Banco Azteca’s digital platform, Baz, is building an ecosystem for low-income Mexicans and is adding users at an average pace of one million per mont
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Friday Briefing: Inter gets green light for migration to Nasdaq
Banco Inter prepares to transfer its shares to Nasdaq. Mercado Pago obtains its operating license in Mexico and inaugurates its investment service in Brazil. And Nubank starts offering crypto trading to Brazilian customers.
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Friday Briefing: Argentina stomps on banks’ crypto moves
Argentina’s Central Bank moved quickly to stamp out banks’ incipient forays into crypto. Meanwhile, Xepelin nabbed a good-sized Series B round, and Colombia set out priorities for the next intake to its regulatory sandbox. This and more in our weekly summary
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What will it take for open finance to accelerate in Brazil?
The future of open finance in Brazil is promising in terms of inclusion but insufficient public awareness is a drag on participation
Friday Briefing: Brazil’s senate approves crypto regulatory framework
We analyze the progress of Brazil’s regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. In addition, Mercado Libre initiates legal action against Argentina’s central bank, alleging it took measures that are detrimental to its payments business. We also look at the Argentine debut of Revolut.
Remittances in LatAm are digitalized… little by little
The amount of money being sent to LatAm is breaking records. However, the industry continues to rely on cash and physical channels, and both fintechs and traditional players see blockchain as a potential game changer
Credicorp adds loans to Yape in bid to become a Peruvian superapp
Peruvian digital wallet Yape will add credit to its offering, says Francesca Raffo, new chief investment officer at Credicorp
Convenience or safety? The key to tackling financial cybercrime
Financial institutions must strike a balance between multi-factor authentication and a frictionless user experience
Friday Briefing: Investment arrives (more) slowly but surely
We analyze the outlook for investments in Latin American fintechs in the face of macroeconomic uncertainty. In addition, we have the latest regulatory news, and we review the most notable investment rounds.
Friday Briefing: Acquiring networks in check
We look at Rappi and Nubank’s foray into the changing digital payments industry. We present the latest regulatory thanks to iupanaPRO and an interview with a professional hacker.
Credicorp modernizes data management as hyper-personalization beckons
Credicorp Capital, the investment banking arm of Peru’s Credicorp group, is getting to grips with a problem facing many banks in Latin America—poor quality data. The bank has introduced a new data management policy in a bid to improve the analysis of information...
Friday Briefing: Credicorp hunts for cryptocurrency business models
Peruvian bank BCP begins its dive into the crypto world, while CBDC use cases take a step forward in Brazil. Ualá customers report accounts being emptied, Creditas closes 2021 in the red.
Santander’s PagoNxt envisions collaboration with big tech, not rivalry
Santander payments fintech anticipates opportunities to become the third largest provider of electronic payments in Latin America
Friday Briefing: Argentina and Mexico bolster fintech oversight
Regulators in Argentina and Mexico introduced changes. Itaú BBA is working on a venture debt strategy and Flink gained a foothold in Colombia.
Banco Inter: Brazilian digital bank prepares for U.S. listing, international growth
Banco Inter’s CFO details the lender’s plans for expanding into the U.S. banking market and listing shares on Nasdaq, hot on the heels of Nu’s NYSE debut
Friday Briefing: Nubank and Mercado Libre post mixed 2021 financial results
Nubank and Mercado Libre published their financial results. Nu also received a license in Mexico and crypto fintech Belo launched a new prepaid card.
Empathetic Banking, or how to put customers at the heart of digital finance
With more and more clients turning to digital banking services, financial institutions can make their platforms stand out with a more “human” user experience
Friday Briefing: Digital banking fuels Santander and BBVA profit
Digital banking is impacting financial institutions of Santander and BBVA. In addition, more neobanks arrived in Latam. This and much more in our weekly summary.
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A Mexican WeChat? Banco Azteca expands its superapp
Banco Azteca’s digital platform, Baz, is building an ecosystem for low-income Mexicans and is adding users at an average pace of one million per mont
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Friday Briefing: Inter gets green light for migration to Nasdaq
Banco Inter prepares to transfer its shares to Nasdaq. Mercado Pago obtains its operating license in Mexico and inaugurates its investment service in Brazil. And Nubank starts offering crypto trading to Brazilian customers.
Friday Briefing: Inter gets green light for migration to Nasdaq
Banco Inter prepares to transfer its shares to Nasdaq. Mercado Pago obtains its operating license in Mexico and inaugurates its investment service in Brazil. And Nubank starts offering crypto trading to Brazilian customers.
Friday Briefing: Argentina stomps on banks’ crypto moves
Argentina’s Central Bank moved quickly to stamp out banks’ incipient forays into crypto. Meanwhile, Xepelin nabbed a good-sized Series B round, and Colombia set out priorities for the next intake to its regulatory sandbox. This and more in our weekly summary
What will it take for open finance to accelerate in Brazil?
The future of open finance in Brazil is promising in terms of inclusion but insufficient public awareness is a drag on participation
Friday Briefing: Brazil’s senate approves crypto regulatory framework
We analyze the progress of Brazil’s regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. In addition, Mercado Libre initiates legal action against Argentina’s central bank, alleging it took measures that are detrimental to its payments business. We also look at the Argentine debut of Revolut.
Remittances in LatAm are digitalized… little by little
The amount of money being sent to LatAm is breaking records. However, the industry continues to rely on cash and physical channels, and both fintechs and traditional players see blockchain as a potential game changer
Credicorp adds loans to Yape in bid to become a Peruvian superapp
Peruvian digital wallet Yape will add credit to its offering, says Francesca Raffo, new chief investment officer at Credicorp
Convenience or safety? The key to tackling financial cybercrime
Financial institutions must strike a balance between multi-factor authentication and a frictionless user experience
Friday Briefing: Investment arrives (more) slowly but surely
We analyze the outlook for investments in Latin American fintechs in the face of macroeconomic uncertainty. In addition, we have the latest regulatory news, and we review the most notable investment rounds.
Friday Briefing: Acquiring networks in check
We look at Rappi and Nubank’s foray into the changing digital payments industry. We present the latest regulatory thanks to iupanaPRO and an interview with a professional hacker.
Credicorp modernizes data management as hyper-personalization beckons
Credicorp Capital, the investment banking arm of Peru’s Credicorp group, is getting to grips with a problem facing many banks in Latin America—poor quality data. The bank has introduced a new data management policy in a bid to improve the analysis of information...