País: Colombia

Uber and Didi test alternative loans for the gig economy
Uber and Didi experiment with their own data to assess credit risk, as the embedded finance trend advances in Latin America’s gig economy…

Friday Briefing: Digital banking fuels Santander and BBVA profit
Digital banking is impacting financial institutions of Santander and BBVA. In addition, more neobanks arrived in Latam. This and much more in our weekly summary….

Banco do Brasil: critical mass will unlock full potential of open banking
Banco do Brasil plans to leverage open banking to improve existing products and services and drive customization…

Friday Briefing: Clearer road for crypto trading in Peru
Plus: Marcelo Claure said to be leaving Softbank, Credicorp names innovation head…

Investors zoom in on credit
2022 is shaping up to be a year of growth and new business models for credit fintechs…

Digital Payment Trends 2022: Interoperability, Crypto and Cash-out
New business models, further gains in crypto-based payments and—hopefully—increased interoperability are ahead for LatAm payments in 2022, say leaders in Latin America’s payments industry….

Mexico joins the crypto wave, plans to have CBDC in 2024
The decision by the Mexican central bank (Banxico) follows similar steps by peers in the region towards issuing central bank digital currencies…

Open banking began to take root in Latin America in 2021
#Series2021: Several countries are seeking to follow in the footsteps of the region’s biggest economies in rolling out open banking regulation…

Acquisitions and rebundling were key trends of 2021
#Series2021: Fintechs bought banks and other startups to expand their product offering as rebundling gathered pace, above all in Mexico…

These are the biggest fintech investments in LatAm in 2021, a year that set new records
Amid mega-rounds, new unicorns and funds dedicated to the sector, fintech investment in Latin America increased by more than 200%. These were the biggest fintech investments in LatAm 2021…