País: Brazil

OPINION: Instant payments challenges – and solutions – in the era of financial immediacy
OPINION: A next-generation instant payments system requires governmental oversight, real-time settlement and robust fraud management, among other elements …

Friday Briefing: Citi invests in a Peruvian fintech, and we have the deets
We tell you the most important news of the week in digital banking, fintech and payments in Latin America…

Nomad raises $61m in series B as Tiger Global returns to Brazil
The head of Nomad – the Brazilian fintech which raised a Series B led by Tiger – gives us a read on how the panorama for capital raising has changed since their last round. …

Mexican fintech Clara is moving to Brazil. Here’s why
Gerry Giacomán, Clara’s CEO, explains the unicorn’s decision to bet big on expansion in Brazil, bucking a trend for fintech retrenching in Latin America …

Friday Briefing: Brazil rivals UK in open banking roll-out
We tell you the most important news of the week in digital banking, fintech and payments in Latin America…

Brazil has 800+ institutions in its open finance ecosystem
This week, Brazil’s central bank gives us a peek into open banking uptake – and the numbers are impressive. And while it was revealed that Nubank is leading the pack in terms of API calls in Brazil, the decacorn posted another quarter of record profits. …

The carbon opportunity Banco do Brasil wants to capture
In one of the world’s largest carbon markets, Brazil’s second-largest bank sees big potential in originating and trading carbon credits….

Friday Briefing: RappiBank bids farewell in Peru
We tell you the most important news of the week in digital banking, fintech and payments in Latin America…

Friday Briefing: Credit card competition heats up in Mexico
We tell you the most important news of the week in digital banking, fintech and payments in Latin America…

Central banks speed up work on digital currencies
We examine the growing global trend of digital currencies being developed by central banks….