Entidad: Startups

Eat or be eaten? Traditional banks experiment with new digital brands
Traditional lenders such as Bancolombia and Banregio have opted for a digital bank strategy under a separate brand, despite the risk of cannibalizing their own market…

Argentina’s digital wallet tax frustrates fintechs – Nubank wants to chat – Revolut enters Mexican remittances
Here’s the top news in digital banking, fintech and payments across Latin America and the Caribbean this week…

Creditas buys car marketplace; Banxico calls for crypto regulation
This week’s key LatAm digital banking and fintech news: Plus – PicPay buys Guiabolso, investment rounds for Lemon, Global 66 and Quansa…

iupanaConnects Data: Lending fintechs among latest entrants
iupanaConnects Data adds business profiles for the Latin American fintechs ExcelCredit, Zinobe, Bemus, ePayco, Scorce, Máximo, Apoya, Lendit X and D’Una.com this week….

Digital Payments LatAm: Joint commitment needed, say industry leaders
After last year’s pandemic-induced technological disruption, LatAm’s payments industry is hoping to keep up the pace of adoption of new solutions…

Klar, Blu and Valoreo raise capital – Creditas buys insurtech
This week’s key news in digital banking, fintech and payments in Latin America…

Cryptocurrencies in LatAm, the struggle to centralize the decentralized
The approval of bitcoin in El Salvador is unlikely to cause a domino effect in the legalization of cryptocurrencies in LatAm, experts say…

Challenger Bank, insurtech within the new iupanaConnects Data profiles
The profiles of the Latin fintechs miituo, SeSocio, Bithan, CamePagos, Cajero, Lizigo, Bowpi, Tzune and Prex enter our iupanaConnects Data repository this week….

Fintech investment in Latam soars to new heights
Fintech investment in Latam: Global investors have fallen in love with Latin America’s financial technology industry, driving up deal sizes and valuations…

Nuvemshop plans Latam expansion; Rounds for Super.mx and Investo
This week’s key fintech and digital banking news: Nuvemshop plans LatAm expansion; Super.mx and Investo raise capital; BCP shares plans for its digital wallet and Rappi launches a credit card in Brazil…