País: Brazil
BTG makes blockchain bet with STO real estate fund
Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual has made its first move into the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. The Reit BZ “Security Token Offering” (STO) blends a traditional investment format with blockchain distribution – and is set to test how the new financial technology can be applied to capital markets distribution and trading….
LatAm Fintech Snapshot – February 2019
Latin America’s neobank battle heats up, QED and Kaszek invest in Argentina…
Brazil’s Quod brings together AI, big data, for credit risk analysis
Quod, Brazil’s new credit bureau owned by the country’s biggest banks, aims to improve credit scores with deeper data pools and better analytics…
Career path: Nicolas Arrellaga, Co-founder, Nexoos
Nicolas Arrellaga is a co-founder of Brazilian peer to peer lending platform Nexoos. Here’s how he got there…
Sign-ups accelerate at Next as Bradesco tracks shifting competition
Bradesco’s digital bank Next, which is increasing the speed of new user sign-ups, offers new vantage point for one of Brazil’s biggest banks to monitor new digital finance trends and new competitors…
Brazil plans changes to instant payments
Brazil’s Central Bank is advancing with a new instant payments infrastructure that will allow low-cost transfers around the clock…
Why 2018 was the best year yet for fintechs in Latin America
Fundraising achievements and regulatory advances made 2018 a great year for fintech in LatAm, says Thiago Paiva…
Career Path: Denisse Cuellar, Banco de Crédito del Perú
Denisse manages relationships with startups at Peru’s Banco de Credito. Here’s how she got there…
The four key LatAm fintech trends for 2019
Andres Fontao, co-founder and managing partner at Finnovista, identifies the growth areas for LatAm fintech this year…
Payments lessons from Asia and predictions for Latin America
OPINION: The evolution of payments in Asia shows potential for Latin America, says Thiago Paiva…