País: Brazil
Friday Briefing: SVB bankruptcy speeds up crypto regulation
This week, we consider the impact of the U.S. banking crisis on the fintech and crypto industry in Latin America. Also, Meta lays off 10,000 workers and abandon NFTs, while Stripe teams up with OpenAI to use artificial intelligence in payments and monetize ChatGPT….
Friday Briefing: Women, the key to success in fintechs
This week, we look at the impact digital products have on women’s finances. Banco do Brasil becomes the first bank to integrate Pix Open Finance into its app, while in Mexico, Walmart is set to acquire a fintech, and Kushki registers as an acquirer….
“Finding the right business model”: Banks keen to deploy embedded finance
Despite the excitement around embedded finance, the reality is there are still commercial, legal and legacy system challenges to be overcome…
Friday Briefing: Mastercard and Visa: Crypto is still a valid option
This week, we get progress updates on Santander, Banorte and BCP’s plans to launch neobanks. Visa and Mastercard continue to pursue crypto alliances, despite volatility in the sector. Brazil moves ahead with tests of its digital real and three Mexican fintechs snagged operating licenses. All this and more in our weekly briefing…
Predictive finance: how uniting ERP systems and banking can push the financial industry forward
In the current environment of open finance and artificial intelligence (AI), so-called ERP banking is emerging as a trend to generate much more predictive finance….
Friday Briefing: Uncertain future for RappiBank in Peru
This week, we ask Talently what’s in store for fintech workers after waves of layoffs. Also, Rappi presents a savings account in Colombia, while uncertainty envelops its card JV in Peru. And in Mexico, Mercado Pago joins the credit card race. All this and more in our weekly summary….
Conquering new markets: Latin Paytechs export solutions to Africa and Asia
Latin American fintechs such as dLocal and EBANX are looking beyond their home region to sustain growth, taking advantage of the region’s similarities with other emerging markets. …
These are Latin America’s instant payment systems
SPEI in Mexico, Pix in Brazil, Transferencias 3.0 in Argentina, Sinpe in Costa Rica and many others… Instant payment systems continue to spread across the region…
Friday Briefing: Schools + fintechs = A new niche
This week, we analyze the trends in fintech services in the area of education, with a spotlight on Educbank in Brazil. Also, the IBD invests in the Brazilian fund Monashees X, Inter continues its expansion in the US, and Nu Colombia’s country manager departs. …
Friday Briefing: Blockchain payments for mass consumption
This week, we get Coca Cola and Arcor’s take on the opportunities for using blockchain technology to simplify payments in their distribution networks. In Brazil, we take a look at the progress of open finance while Binance and Mastercard launch a crypto card. And in Mexico, Mercado Pago expands its remittance service….