Search Results for: "open banking"
Fintech pivots: How Mexico’s Fintech Law has sparked strategic shifts for startups
3 October, 2022As dozens of Mexican fintech startups wait for licenses under the country’s Fintech Law, others, such as Flink, Cacao and Oyster, have changed direction as a result of a rejection by the regulator…
Friday Briefing: Beyond bank commissions
30 September, 2022It’s a busy week for payments news: Today, we talk to Belvo about the future of digital acquiring now that it is a payment initiator in Brazil, and we get the latest on open finance in that country. Plus, Bitso has enabled crypto payments using QR in Argentina, and Colombia’s central bank is preparing to start operating an instant transfer system in 2023….
BBVA’s secret weapon for LatAm market growth
26 September, 2022BBVA sees its Openpay gateway opening up new markets for the Spanish banking group while alliances with store chains and fintechs spur adoption of its payment solutions…
Financial supermarkets in Chile: Ripley tests remittances and Bice microcredit
19 September, 2022Executives from Chek and Go Bice explain how these digital platforms have leveraged their parent banks’ product offerings and other advantages of being part of financial group…
Friday Briefing: The problem of remittances
16 September, 2022This week, we analyze the lure of the remittance business as a result of Ualá’s entry into the vertical. EBANX expands to Africa and we have a new digital bank in Brazil. We also review regulatory highlights with iupanaPRO and learn about the latest signing by Nubank. All this and more in our round-up of the digital finance highlights from LatAm….
Friday Briefing: Peru plans Pix-style payments system
9 September, 2022This week, we start with an exclusive about Peru’s plans for a Pix-inspired instant payment system. Plus, Falabella and Santander discuss BNPL profitability, and Ualá enters the segment via an acquisition….
Crypto remittances? Wise says not for now
5 September, 2022Converting cryptocurrencies into a stable, everyday means of payment is an emerging challenge for fintechs. And until that becomes a reality,…
Friday Briefing: Everyone wants their own marketplace
2 September, 2022This week, we look into the trend of financial companies launching their own marketplaces, following the launch of Itaú Shop. Plus, Avianca introduces a wallet under a BaaS deal and AgendaPro enters the fintech world….
Friday Briefing: Digital credit takes off in Argentina
19 August, 2022This week we analyze the growth of digital credit in Argentina with a spotlight on Naranja X. In addition, Covalto prepares to list on Nasdaq through a SPAC, Kushki buys a Mexican acquirer, and Pomelo expands its Series A round….
Five major brands that branched into fintech
25 July, 2022Will everything be fintech? We look at five big Latin American businesses that have turned their hand to finance: Rappi, Magazine Luiza, Didi, Oxxo and Habi …
