País: Colombia

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: Uncertainty in Colombia
The election in Colombia spells uncertainty for the fintech sector. while Argentina and the Dominican Republic head towards open banking regulations. Here’s what you need to know this week….

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….

Remittances in LatAm are digitalized… little by little
The amount of money being sent to LatAm is breaking records. However, the industry continues to rely on cash and physical channels, and both fintechs and traditional players see blockchain as a potential game changer…

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….

Pensions in the crosshairs: Fintechs take aim at new market
Investment fintechs want to fill the space left by traditional finance in the vast retirement-savings market and present products to attract voluntary contributions from workers…

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….

Friday Briefing: Brazil’s Central Bank Sees PIX’s Future in Crypto and the Metaverse
Brazil’s central bank set out plans for PIX. In addition, we have the latest regulatory news courtesy of our new iupanaPRO service….

From payments to loans: competition for SME customers intensifies
Fintechs struggling to sell financial services to reluctant SMEs are leveraging data from payment services to diversify their digital financial offering and grow the market…