Spin by OXXO has taken Mexico’s wallet market by storm, becoming one of its biggest players in record time. And it is just one of the pillars of Femsa’s digital strategy
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The Disruptors 2022: The most innovative women in digital finance
The Disruptor Awards: These are the women who led financial innovation in Latin America in 2022
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Friday Briefing: Peru plans Pix-style payments system
This week, we start with an exclusive about Peru’s plans for a Pix-inspired instant payment system. Plus, Falabella and Santander discuss BNPL profitability, and Ualá enters the segment via an acquisition.
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Friday Briefing: Everyone wants their own marketplace
This week, we look into the trend of financial companies launching their own marketplaces, following the launch of Itaú Shop. Plus, Avianca introduces a wallet under a BaaS deal and AgendaPro enters the fintech world.
Friday Briefing: Fun finance for Gen Z
This week, with a panel of experts we analyze the strategies of banks and fintechs that want to attract Gen Z users. Also, IDB Group and Davivienda issue a blockchain bond in Colombia, and in Mexico two new fintechs receive operating licenses.
Friday Briefing: Argentina: Bye-bye ank and hello YOY
This week, Itaú shut its digital wallet in Argentina, ank, and Chinese lender ICBC launched one of its own, YOY. In addition, Mexico’s Klar buys an artificial intelligence company and BCI starts operations in Peru.
Data, UX and profitability: How Colombian banks seek to personalize digital finance
A panel of experts comprised of executives from Veritran, ADL Digital Lab, Scotiabank Colpatria, Ualá and Davivienda Corredores explain how companies can pivot towards prioritizing customer preferences and putting them at the center
Friday Briefing: Learnings from Colombia’s crypto sandbox
This week, Colombia’s financial regulator tells us about the lessons learned from the crypto sandbox, the bigtech Meta shuts its remittance pilot in Guatemala and a “funtech” is born in Brazil. We also bring you the latest legal news with iupanaPRO.
The future of digital identity is multifactorial
As financial systems digitalize, so do attempts to compromise transactions
Banking as a service, Brazilian banks, Digital channels, Digital lending, E-commerce, New digital business models,
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Fintech Magalu: Ready to cash in on open finance in Brazil
Magazine Luiza wants to become a supplier of all the products that open finance will enable and, in addition, expects positive growth for the second half of the year
2022’s largest fintech investment rounds to date
The amounts raised in investment rounds this year are a long way from the highs reached in 2021, underscoring the region’s complex financing climate
Friday Briefing: About that crypto winter
We analyze what the dreaded “crypto winter” means for Latin American exchanges. The real estate unicorn Habi obtains a line of credit and applications for fintech licenses accumulate in Mexico.
Financial inclusion goes at full throttle in Peru with BN’s first digital bank account
The project to give access to a free and digital bank account received a boost in the pandemic, almost 2 million Peruvians have joined.
Revolut makes its Brazilian debut in November. This is its strategy
The country head of Revolut in Brazil details the British neobank’s plans for revving up its operations, implementing open finance and creating a local talent hub
Friday Briefing: Uncertainty in Colombia
The election in Colombia spells uncertainty for the fintech sector. while Argentina and the Dominican Republic head towards open banking regulations. Here’s what you need to know this week.
Will BNPL take off in Brazil?
Digital point-of-sale loans have advanced slowly in Brazil, but local experts see growth potential for BNPL (buy now, pay later) services
Digital payments get aboard public transport
Millions of people in Latin America purchase bus or metro tickets on a daily basis. It’s an opportunity to bring digital payments to a critical mass of users
A Mexican WeChat? Baz expands its superapp
Grupo Salinas’ 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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From Coca-Cola to Fintech: Femsa’s digital gambit
Spin by OXXO has taken Mexico’s wallet market by storm, becoming one of its biggest players in record time. And it is just one of the pillars of Femsa’s digital strategy
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The Disruptors 2022: The most innovative women in digital finance
The Disruptor Awards: These are the women who led financial innovation in Latin America in 2022
The Disruptors 2022: The most innovative women in digital finance
The Disruptor Awards: These are the women who led financial innovation in Latin America in 2022
Friday Briefing: Peru plans Pix-style payments system
This week, we start with an exclusive about Peru’s plans for a Pix-inspired instant payment system. Plus, Falabella and Santander discuss BNPL profitability, and Ualá enters the segment via an acquisition.
Friday Briefing: Everyone wants their own marketplace
This week, we look into the trend of financial companies launching their own marketplaces, following the launch of Itaú Shop. Plus, Avianca introduces a wallet under a BaaS deal and AgendaPro enters the fintech world.
Friday Briefing: Fun finance for Gen Z
This week, with a panel of experts we analyze the strategies of banks and fintechs that want to attract Gen Z users. Also, IDB Group and Davivienda issue a blockchain bond in Colombia, and in Mexico two new fintechs receive operating licenses.
Friday Briefing: Argentina: Bye-bye ank and hello YOY
This week, Itaú shut its digital wallet in Argentina, ank, and Chinese lender ICBC launched one of its own, YOY. In addition, Mexico’s Klar buys an artificial intelligence company and BCI starts operations in Peru.
Data, UX and profitability: How Colombian banks seek to personalize digital finance
A panel of experts comprised of executives from Veritran, ADL Digital Lab, Scotiabank Colpatria, Ualá and Davivienda Corredores explain how companies can pivot towards prioritizing customer preferences and putting them at the center
Friday Briefing: Learnings from Colombia’s crypto sandbox
This week, Colombia’s financial regulator tells us about the lessons learned from the crypto sandbox, the bigtech Meta shuts its remittance pilot in Guatemala and a “funtech” is born in Brazil. We also bring you the latest legal news with iupanaPRO.
The future of digital identity is multifactorial
As financial systems digitalize, so do attempts to compromise transactions
Banking as a service, Brazilian banks, Digital channels, Digital lending, E-commerce, New digital business models,
Post
Fintech Magalu: Ready to cash in on open finance in Brazil
Magazine Luiza wants to become a supplier of all the products that open finance will enable and, in addition, expects positive growth for the second half of the year
2022’s largest fintech investment rounds to date
The amounts raised in investment rounds this year are a long way from the highs reached in 2021, underscoring the region’s complex financing climate