Entidad: Startups
Women are less likely than men to use fintech apps. Here’s why
Women use mobile internet as much as men in Latin America. But in financial services, there’s work to do…
Mexico’s Fintech Law: Open banking rules delayed
Mexico’s new Fintech Law is already set to be changed, while specific open banking rules could take up to another year to be defined, says CNBV VP…
Fintech Snapshot January 2020: Loft, AlphaCredit and Olivia
LatAm fintech investment started 2020 with a bang: with two mega rounds and one new unicorn in Brazil….
Credicorp targets Chilean retail banking market with app launch
Credicorp is taking aim at the Chilean retail banking market with the launch of a new digital banking app, Tenpo, through the corporate venture arm Krealo…
LatAm fintechs step into bank funding territory
CrediTú places bond in Chile’s local capital market, other fintechs look at wholesale funding strategies…
Open banking a game-changer, say Brazil’s fintech lenders
Data sharing rules will “really open the playing field” for lending startups in Brazil, say fintech leaders…
POS financing poised for LatAm growth as fintechs move in
New and established fintechs are entering point of sale financing, exploiting new customer acquisition channels and tapping demand for a new type of credit…
Fintech Snapshot December 2019: XP Investimentos, Konfio and FinSocial
Brazil’s XP Investimentos raised US$ 2 billion in its IPO, Softbank made another Mexico play, and investment is rushing into Mexican neobanks…
Payments revolution and an investment wave: LatAm fintech in 2019
Two major trends defined Latin America’s financial technology sector in 2019: disruption in payments and startup investment…
SoftBank moves into second phase of LatAm investment strategy
SoftBank’s Innovation Fund has picked the low hanging fruit in LatAm already, will invest at a slower pace now, says Paulo Passoni…