País: Argentina
EBANX and PayPal predict the digital payment trends of 2023
Account-to-account payment methods, such as instant transfers and wallets, will gain market share this year, according to the payment processing giants. And while crypto remains on the radar, implementation for payments will have to wait…
The Disruptors 2022: The most innovative women in digital finance
The Disruptor Awards: These are the women who led financial innovation in Latin America in 2022…
From the field to blockchain: Tokenization as a tool for agricultural credit
The digitalization of commodities such as soybeans represents an opportunity to modernize agricultural financing an offer a more secure collateral. It’s a potential market being developed by Agrotoken in Argentina and one that has caught the eye of Banco Santander in Argentina…
Five fintechs reinventing the remittance business in LatAm
The market for remittances is complex and that makes it ripe for disruption. We present five fintechs that are innovating cross-border payments in Latin America…
Friday Briefing: The digital race heats up in Colombia
This week, we analyze the impact of a US$200 million investment in Colombia’s Lulo Bank. Plus, Kavak expands globally, Peru’s regulator demands interoperability between wallets, and in Chile, Tenpo and Chubb join forces to offer digital insurance….
Through embedded finance, Argentine banks and fintechs see increasing digital lending growth
ICBC, Galicia and Mercado Libre say marketplaces offer strong opportunities for digital lending – but warn that risk models can slow down the pace of approvals…
Friday briefing: Traditional license + digital bank = ?
This week, Banorte advanced plans to launch a digital spinoff – with a brand new banking licence. In Brazil, Creditas reported more loans, but also more losses. And Apple Pay will start operations at the end of this month in Chile. Meanwhile, the fintech Clara is aiming for an IPO after appointing a new CFO….
BBVA’s secret weapon for LatAm market growth
BBVA 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…
Friday Briefing: The problem of remittances
This 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….
Argentina’s MODO steps up payment integration and explores BNPL
MODO, a white label wallet used by most banks in Argentina, is working on an “encapsulated” payment product that will offer a plug and play experience, says the company…