Until very recently, a simple verification of identity using biometrics was sufficient to confirm that the user on the other side of the screen was indeed who they claimed to be. Today, with...
To scale, digital payments must be as easy as sending a message
To truly massify digital payments in Latin America, it will first be necessary to make them...
CBDCs: Brazil’s central bank advances “real digital”
Brazil aims to run a proof of concept for its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), the...
Interview: Banks should be customers’ invisible partner
The digital transformation of the financial industry is challenging banks—and especially...
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Accendo Banco’s fintech partners operate normally after liquidation
The fintechs that used Accendo Banco’s platform services in Mexico weren’t affected by the bank’s...
Fintech investment: Konfío is the region’s latest unicorn and Merama closes largest B series in the region
Konfío is the region’s latest unicorn Konfío, a Mexican fintech specializing in small business...
Crypto: Chile’s central bank plans to issue digital peso
The president of Chile’s Central Bank, Mario Marcel, said the entity will draw up a plan early...
BTG Pactual plans crypto platform and Belize Bank introduces E-Kyash digital wallet
BTG Pactual plans crypto platform Banco BTG Pactual said it will open a cryptoasset trading...
Fintech investment: Kavak,Banco Alfa, Ripio, Sempli.co and more
Kavak doubles its valuation to US$8.7 billion Kavak, a Mexican fintech that finances used-car...
Capital rounds: Chilean insurtech, Betterfly and Nubank announce major acquisitions this week
Chile’s Betterfly swoops on startups Chilean insurtech Betterfly bought six startups to...
iupanaConnects Data: Lending fintechs among latest entrants
Nine Latin American fintechs join iupanaConnects Data this week, including three lending startups,...
Challenger Bank, insurtech within the new iupanaConnects Data profiles
At iupanaConnects Data, we have nine new entries from Latin American fintech profiles this...
Growing force: Rise of women in fintech brings big benefits
When Vanise Zimmer returned from founding a women’s university in Germany and took up work...