Entidad: Banks

Mexican banks turn to artificial intelligence for loyalty boost
Mexican banks take to chatbots in a bid for client loyalty, but are cautious about artificial intelligence for detecting fraud and other risky transactions…

Ex-BTG Pactual partners build #TheNextBigFin team
C6Bank, a new digital bank backed by BTG’s chairman and two ex-partners, is on a hiring spree in Brazil – and nabbing talent from leading institutions…

Digital sign-ups continue apace at BBVA
The Spanish bank, which operates in nine Latin American markets, reported steady growth in digital and mobile customers globally in its quarterly results…

Bradesco clocks 33m AI interactions in H1
Employees and clients of Brazilian bank used artificial intelligence function 33 million times in first half…

Santander’s pace of digital onboarding in LatAm shows signs of slowing
Santander’s digital customer base is growing quickly in Latin America, although the rate of expansion is showing signs of slowing down. In Chile, where the bank is trialing a new branch model, digital sign-ups are accelerating…

Brazilian banking and its disruptors
Are the days for huge Brazilian bank spreads numbered?…

Nexoos gets pre-Series A round, preps for banking license
The Brazilian peer to peer lender has raised capital through local wealth advisory Loyall to grow operations as it applies for a banking license…

Citibanamex mulls developer API strategy
Bank is drawing up plan for commercial deals to access data via APIs, says chief innovation officer…

Brazil’s banks test open banking platforms
- Open banking is not required by regulators, but already Brazilian banks are testing the technology
- Banco do Brasil is trialing APIs for third party developers
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What’s the biggest limitation for blockchain in LatAm? Understanding
The “human factor” is holding back blockchain development, say experts. Scale is also a consideration…