País: Chile
LatAm fintech investments: As financial conditions tighten, it’s time to show results
Small fintechs will struggle to raise capital and large ones will have to meet tangible goals, investors such as Softbank and Magma Partners are warning…
Friday Briefing: Banks and crypto: caught between users and regulation
Towerbank offers new crypto bank account. Also, big rounds for Kushki and Klar. And interview with the CEO of Revolut in Brazil….
Friday Briefing:”Doing more with less money”: Fintech investment slides backwards
The prognosis is not encouraging. for investments in the region. We see the dispute between payment fintechs against card companies in Chile. Also regulatory news, thanks to iupanaPRO….
Friday Briefing: Inter gets green light for migration to Nasdaq
Banco Inter prepares to transfer its shares to Nasdaq. Mercado Pago obtains its operating license in Mexico and inaugurates its investment service in Brazil. And Nubank starts offering crypto trading to Brazilian customers….
Friday Briefing: Argentina stomps on banks’ crypto moves
Argentina’s Central Bank moved quickly to stamp out banks’ incipient forays into crypto. Meanwhile, Xepelin nabbed a good-sized Series B round, and Colombia set out priorities for the next intake to its regulatory sandbox. This and more in our weekly summary…
Friday Briefing: Brazil’s senate approves crypto regulatory framework
We analyze the progress of Brazil’s regulatory framework for cryptocurrency. In addition, Mercado Libre initiates legal action against Argentina’s central bank, alleging it took measures that are detrimental to its payments business. We also look at the Argentine debut of Revolut. …
Convenience or safety? The key to tackling financial cybercrime
Financial institutions must strike a balance between multi-factor authentication and a frictionless user experience…
Friday Briefing: Investment arrives (more) slowly but surely
We analyze the outlook for investments in Latin American fintechs in the face of macroeconomic uncertainty. In addition, we have the latest regulatory news, and we review the most notable investment rounds….
Friday Briefing: Acquiring networks in check
We look at Rappi and Nubank’s foray into the changing digital payments industry. We present the latest regulatory thanks to iupanaPRO and an interview with a professional hacker….
The end of the POS? Rappi looks to a future of mobile payments
The Colombian superapp has introduced Pay with Rappi, a service that’s set to compete with platforms such as Mercado, and complete its ecosystem of financial solutions….