Entidad: Banks
Sign-ups accelerate at Next as Bradesco tracks shifting competition
Bradesco’s digital bank Next, which is increasing the speed of new user sign-ups, offers new vantage point for one of Brazil’s biggest banks to monitor new digital finance trends and new competitors…
Career path: Selene Castilla, regional design director, Scotiabank
Selene manages the design teams at Scotiabank Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile. Here’s how she got there….
Brazil plans changes to instant payments
Brazil’s Central Bank is advancing with a new instant payments infrastructure that will allow low-cost transfers around the clock…
BancoEstado plans wallet, aims for scale with ComprAquí
The Chilean bank is preparing to scale its mobile POS system ComprAquí, and studying options to develop digital wallet…
Career Path: Denisse Cuellar, Banco de Crédito del Perú
Denisse manages relationships with startups at Peru’s Banco de Credito. Here’s how she got there…
The four key LatAm fintech trends for 2019
Andres Fontao, co-founder and managing partner at Finnovista, identifies the growth areas for LatAm fintech this year…
Slow UX could hurt Mexico’s CoDi payments system
The CoDi payments system is designed to help small businesses get paid electronically, but specialists say it may struggle to gain popular takeup…
Partnerships: The top LatAm fintech challenge for 2019
Forming successful alliances with others will be the key challenge for 2019, according to financial technology leaders in Latin America…
The three key tech innovations for LatAm banks in 2019
Artificial intelligence, internet of things, and blockchain will be biggest areas of focus for LatAm banks and fintech startups in the year ahead…
Payments lessons from Asia and predictions for Latin America
OPINION: The evolution of payments in Asia shows potential for Latin America, says Thiago Paiva…