País: Peru

Modernizing payment infrastructure is a matter of survival
With the inclusion of biometric data and the advances of machine learning, the security strategy for payment methods must be redefined, writes Jorge Cano…

Innovation strategy: BCP targets SMEs and young people
Banco de Credito del Peru (BCP) is testing a digital savings service, and has proposed new products for SMEs…

PayPal and Mercado Libre join forces; Samsung Joins Nubi; Financial inclusion in Latam grows
#TopNews: The most important news of the week on digital banking and fintech in Latin America…

Latam fintech investment turns virtual – mostly
Despite the uncertainty caused by Covid, investors are still signing deals for LatAm startups. Yet many are based on relationships that started before the pandemic …

Argentina prepares unified QRs; Rappi launches credit card; Covid-19 increases technological investment
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Fintechs drive financial inclusion during the pandemic
Covid has shown that LatAm fintechs have a lot of potential in terms of financial inclusion – and so do banks…

iupana Awards: Open for nominations
The iupana Financial Innovation Awards, launched for the first time in 2020, recognize outstanding women and projects in Latin American financial innovation …

Crowdfunding in Colombia, on the rise thanks to more flexible regulations
Colombia’s regulator aims to make crowdfunding platforms more like capital markets for SMEs, through a new regulation…

Zinobe expands to Mx; RappiBank launches in Peru; Fintech payment escalate despite Covid-19
#TopNews: The most important news of the week on digital banking and fintech in Latin America…

Does Peru need a Fintech Law? Banks say yes – but startups aren’t so sure
BBVA Peru has made progress in partnerships, but the bank’s head of open innovation says the lack of fintech regulation is a concern…