A few days ago, as it emerged that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was struggling to cover a hole in its balance sheet, industry chat groups were flooded with messages from Latin American fintech...
Santander’s PagoNxt envisions collaboration with big tech, not rivalry
Big tech’s incursion into the financial industry doesn’t worry PagoNxt. The fintech owned by...
Friday Briefing: Argentina and Mexico bolster fintech oversight
March 4, 2022 #TopStory 🔝 Argentina and Mexico bolster fintech oversight Latin American regulators...
Banco Inter: Brazilian digital bank prepares for U.S. listing, international growth
Digital bank Banco Inter plans to leverage its planned listing of shares on Nasdaq this year to...
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Friday Briefing: Nubank and Mercado Libre post mixed 2021 financial results
February 25, 2022 #TopStory 🔝 Nubank and Mercado Libre post mixed 2021 financial results Nubank...
Empathetic Banking, or how to put customers at the heart of digital finance
Banks are looking for new ways to serve their clients, spurred on by the increased pressure...
Friday Briefing: Digital banking fuels Santander and BBVA profit
This week we saw how digital banking is impacting two of the region’s largest financial...
Banco do Brasil: critical mass will unlock full potential of open banking
Open banking is a reality in Brazil, but its full impact will only be felt when more customers...
Open banking in Mexico: HSBC sees challenges of scale rather than technology
Mexico blazed a trail in the region a few years ago when it introduced the first open finance...
Mexico joins the crypto wave, plans to have CBDC in 2024
Mexico announced plans to launch a digital currency in 2024, in a fresh sign that the...
Digital currencies gained support among central banks in 2021
Several central banks in Latin America announced their intention to issue digital...
New digital payment platforms grew in 2021, spurred on by pandemic
The growth of digital payments was also a feature of the second year of pandemic. The trend...
Acquisitions and rebundling were key trends of 2021
The acquisition wave of 2021 changed the face of the financial industry. With their pockets...