País: Colombia
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…
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: The World Bank bets on LatAm fintechs
This week, we analyze Nubank’s growth strategy in Colombia, where it received an investment boost from the World Bank. We also look at expansionary moves by Bitso and Binance and new fintech licenses in Mexico….
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…
The new Latin American fintech unicorns of 2022
Eight Latin American fintechs have achieved unicorn status so far in 2022 —but the global economic headwinds reduce the chances of more firms reaching a valuation of more than $1bn…
Bitso: Crypto remittances poised to gain market share
Processing of crypto remittances on the platform quadrupled in the first half of 2022. We spoke to Bárbara González, who is both CFO of Bitso and CEO of its operation in Mexico…