Two major trends defined Latin America’s financial technology sector in 2019: disruption in payments and startup investment

Brazilian merchant acquirers are developing super apps, loan products and banking platforms as core business gets tough

Loan losses at Mercado Credito Brazil highlight the difficulties of fine-tuning digital lending businesses

Mexicans made 39,000 payments through CoDi in the first month of operations, with half of those through one bank, according to the latest statistics.

Brazil’s official instant payments-system based on QR codes is taking shape, even as banks and fintechs develop their own apps

Brazilian bank’s digital payments platform boasts digital onboarding and a frictionless experience

More electronic transactions will make it easier for Citibanamex to offer micro loans, says Rodrigo Kuri

Chilean bank Bci is preparing for new competitors to its digital brand Mach, as MercadoPago preps for roll out

Regulatory changes are set to shift, again, the dynamics of the digital payments sector in Argentina

Banesco Panamá and Scotiabank Chile get serious about payments disruption

Panamanian bank Banistmo is testing gamification and QR payments

Banks and startups in Latin America are using new technology that will cut costs for cross-border payments and currency conversion

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to test blockchain-based digital dollar, to evaluate financial inclusion and cost-cutting potential

Women are far less likely than men to have a bank account. Here’s what we need to do about it

Brazil’s Central Bank is advancing with a new instant payments infrastructure that will allow low-cost transfers around the clock

Payments Chile: State bank targets new mPOS, wallet options for retail and small business clients

Mexico’s CoDi payments system is designed to help small businesses get paid electronically

OPINION: The evolution of payments in Asia shows potential for Latin America, says Thiago Paiva

CIO interview: Fernando Turri on Banco Galicia’s tech stack overhaul

Mexican bank wants to become a digital leader

Chinese tech company’s investment in the Brazilian fintech opens scope for payments, loans, and analytics advances at Nubank

Brazilian banks study face, voice and behavioral features to advance biometric authentication methods

If the market can overcome fraud and distrust, there’s a lot of growth potential for digital payments in Mexico

Scotiabank is investing USD 10million each year in digital transformation, says Ignacio Deschamps

Planned rules to track credit card receivables centrally could drive competition, tech in Brazil’s payments system