Entidad: Banks
Colombia moves on bank risk regulation, fintech licensing
Colombian fintech regulation is changing to allow for new technology and data in KYC/AML processes, as well as a new licensing system for fintech startups, Jorge Castaño, head of the country’s financial regulator, says…
LatAm Fintech Snapshot – March 2019
Investment in Latin American fintech powered ahead in March, with Brazilian startup Loft leading the way…
Competition intensifies in cross-border payments for LatAm banks, startups
Bradesco joins Itaú in signing up to a blockchain-based system for international money transfers, as technology intensifies competition in currency conversion and international payments…
East Caribbean plans world’s first digital currency
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to test blockchain-based digital dollar, to evaluate financial inclusion and cost-cutting potential…
BTG makes blockchain bet with STO real estate fund
Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual has made its first move into the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. The Reit BZ “Security Token Offering” (STO) blends a traditional investment format with blockchain distribution – and is set to test how the new financial technology can be applied to capital markets distribution and trading….
LatAm Fintech Snapshot – February 2019
Latin America’s neobank battle heats up, QED and Kaszek invest in Argentina…
Career path: Driss Temsamani, LatAm Head of Digital Channels and Enterprise Banking, Citi
Driss Temsamani, is LatAm head of digital channels and enterprise banking at Citi. Here’s how he got there…
Citibanamex innovation: A work in progress
iupana speaks with Citibanamex CIO Tiago Spritzer about the bank’s digital strategy, who it is competing with, the limits of blockchain and IoT, how it’s using artificial intelligence – and how it lifted its App store rating from 1.9 to above 4 in a year….
How to drop the gender bias in financial inclusion
Women are far less likely than men to have a bank account. Here’s what we need to do about it…
Brazil’s Quod brings together AI, big data, for credit risk analysis
Quod, Brazil’s new credit bureau owned by the country’s biggest banks, aims to improve credit scores with deeper data pools and better analytics…