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Friday Briefing: The five most-read news stories of 2022
23 December, 2022In our last publication for 2022, we share the biggest stories that impacted our industry this year: from wallets and loans based on alternative data to cryptocurrencies and embedded finance.
We resume publishing on January 9, 2023….
The Disruptors 2022: The most innovative women in digital finance
12 December, 2022The Disruptor Awards: These are the women who led financial innovation in Latin America in 2022…
Friday Briefing: Neobanks are no longer the favorites
11 November, 2022In a chaotic week for the tech world in the U.S., we bring you a more upbeat outlook for LatAm from Quona Capital, which just set up a new fund. Also, Mercado Pago, Bradesco and Inter report encouraging results for Q3 and Mexican beverage and retail group Femsa buys a payment aggregator, underscoring its digital commitment….
From the field to blockchain: Tokenization as a tool for agricultural credit
31 October, 2022The digitalization of commodities such as soybeans represents an opportunity to modernize agricultural financing an offer a more secure collateral. It’s a potential market being developed by Agrotoken in Argentina and one that has caught the eye of Banco Santander in Argentina…
Five fintechs reinventing the remittance business in LatAm
24 October, 2022The market for remittances is complex and that makes it ripe for disruption. We present five fintechs that are innovating cross-border payments in Latin America…
Friday Briefing: Nubank delves into web3… what does it mean?
21 October, 2022This week, we analyze Nubank’s decision to launch a cryptocurrency in Brazil and knock on the door of web3. Also, Ualá enters the acquiring services field in Colombia and in Mexico, Covalto continues on its path towards an IPO by lining up new financing. All this and more in our weekly briefing….
Friday briefing: Traditional license + digital bank = ?
7 October, 2022This week, Banorte advanced plans to launch a digital spinoff – with a brand new banking licence. In Brazil, Creditas reported more loans, but also more losses. And Apple Pay will start operations at the end of this month in Chile. Meanwhile, the fintech Clara is aiming for an IPO after appointing a new CFO….
Fintech pivots: How Mexico’s Fintech Law has sparked strategic shifts for startups
3 October, 2022As dozens of Mexican fintech startups wait for licenses under the country’s Fintech Law, others, such as Flink, Cacao and Oyster, have changed direction as a result of a rejection by the regulator…
Friday Briefing: Beyond bank commissions
30 September, 2022It’s a busy week for payments news: Today, we talk to Belvo about the future of digital acquiring now that it is a payment initiator in Brazil, and we get the latest on open finance in that country. Plus, Bitso has enabled crypto payments using QR in Argentina, and Colombia’s central bank is preparing to start operating an instant transfer system in 2023….
BBVA’s secret weapon for LatAm market growth
26 September, 2022BBVA sees its Openpay gateway opening up new markets for the Spanish banking group while alliances with store chains and fintechs spur adoption of its payment solutions…
