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Cloud banking in LatAm faces adoption challenges amid budget scrutiny
Latin American banks are taking a slow and steady approach to cloud adoption, say service providers Huawei and Google…
Revolut started operating in Brazil, its first go-live in LatAm
Today we ask what’s ahead for Revolut in Brazil….
Interest rates rise again, and cryptocurrencies strengthen
Amid Economic Uncertainty, Crypto Assets Come Out Winners… Will The Effect Last?…
Latin American fintechs seek refuge in wake of SVB collapse
The US bank’s failure leaves important lessons for the fintech ecosystem and increases uncertainty about the future for investment. Big banks stand to gain the most from the crisis…
“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…
The most-used digital wallets in LatAm
Digital wallets are gaining users across Latin America. Here are the 8 LatAm digital wallets with 10 million+ registered users in the region…
Banco Inter: Brazilian digital bank prepares for U.S. listing, international growth
Banco Inter’s CFO details the lender’s plans for expanding into the U.S. banking market and listing shares on Nasdaq, hot on the heels of Nu’s NYSE debut…
LatAm fintech sees increased competition from Big Tech
#Series2021: Big Tech firms showed a growing interest in the region’s financial service industry this year, with Meta, the owner of Facebook, leading the way…
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…