ICBC, Galicia and Mercado Libre say marketplaces offer strong opportunities for digital lending – but warn that risk models can slow down the pace of approvals
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Financial supermarkets in Chile: Ripley tests remittances and Bice microcredit
Executives from Chek and Go Bice explain how these digital platforms have leveraged their parent banks’ product offerings and other advantages of being part of financial group
Brazilian banks, Challenger banks, Digital channels, Digital lending, Financial inclusion, Interoperabilidad de Pagos,
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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
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Data, UX and profitability: How Colombian banks seek to personalize digital finance
A panel of experts comprised of executives from Veritran, ADL Digital Lab, Scotiabank Colpatria, Ualá and Davivienda Corredores explain how companies can pivot towards prioritizing customer preferences and putting them at the center
BNPL in Brazil, a motor for financial inclusion (and competition)
New entrants say 100 million Brazilians could benefit from payment in installments – and that Buy Now, Pay Later is gaining ground among SMEs
The future of digital identity is multifactorial
As financial systems digitalize, so do attempts to compromise transactions
Banking as a service, Brazilian banks, Digital channels, Digital lending, E-commerce, New digital business models,
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Fintech Magalu: Ready to cash in on open finance in Brazil
Magazine Luiza wants to become a supplier of all the products that open finance will enable and, in addition, expects positive growth for the second half of the year
Friday Briefing: Banks and crypto: caught between users and regulation
Towerbank offers new crypto bank account. Also, big rounds for Kushki and Klar. And interview with the CEO of Revolut in Brazil.
Financial inclusion goes at full throttle in Peru with BN’s first digital bank account
The project to give access to a free and digital bank account received a boost in the pandemic, almost 2 million Peruvians have joined.
Will BNPL take off in Brazil?
Digital point-of-sale loans have advanced slowly in Brazil, but local experts see growth potential for BNPL (buy now, pay later) services
Digital payments get aboard public transport
Millions of people in Latin America purchase bus or metro tickets on a daily basis. It’s an opportunity to bring digital payments to a critical mass of users
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
Big Tech in Finance, Cybersecurity in finance, Digital channels, Digital currencies, Digital lending, Financial inclusion, Fintech investment, New digital business models, Open banking & APIs, Technologies of the future,
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Regulation, big tech and APIs: The key digital finance trends in LatAm for 2022
2022 will also be the year of APIs, neobank financing and fintech regionalization, according to a survey of Latin American industry experts
Big Tech in Finance, Challenger banks, Digital channels, Financial inclusion, Fintech investment, What Changed Digital Finance in 2021,
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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
Argentine banks, Brazilian banks, Chilean banks, Digital channels, Digital currencies, Peruvian banks, What Changed Digital Finance in 2021,
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Digital currencies gained support among central banks in 2021
#Series2021: Central banks in several countries announced plans to introduce their own digital currencies, following the lead of Caribbean nations
Digital channels, Digital currencies, E-commerce, Financial inclusion, What Changed Digital Finance in 2021,
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New digital payment platforms grew in 2021, spurred on by pandemic
#Series2021: The use of central bank-backed instant payment platforms intensified, led by Brazil’s Pix, which is used by almost two thirds of the population
Challenger banks, Digital channels, Financial inclusion, Fintech investment, Mexican banks, UX, What Changed Digital Finance in 2021,
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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
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Through embedded finance, Argentine banks and fintechs see increasing digital lending growth
ICBC, Galicia and Mercado Libre say marketplaces offer strong opportunities for digital lending – but warn that risk models can slow down the pace of approvals
Post
Financial supermarkets in Chile: Ripley tests remittances and Bice microcredit
Executives from Chek and Go Bice explain how these digital platforms have leveraged their parent banks’ product offerings and other advantages of being part of financial group
Financial supermarkets in Chile: Ripley tests remittances and Bice microcredit
Executives from Chek and Go Bice explain how these digital platforms have leveraged their parent banks’ product offerings and other advantages of being part of financial group
Brazilian banks, Challenger banks, Digital channels, Digital lending, Financial inclusion, Interoperabilidad de Pagos,
Post
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
Data, UX and profitability: How Colombian banks seek to personalize digital finance
A panel of experts comprised of executives from Veritran, ADL Digital Lab, Scotiabank Colpatria, Ualá and Davivienda Corredores explain how companies can pivot towards prioritizing customer preferences and putting them at the center
BNPL in Brazil, a motor for financial inclusion (and competition)
New entrants say 100 million Brazilians could benefit from payment in installments – and that Buy Now, Pay Later is gaining ground among SMEs
The future of digital identity is multifactorial
As financial systems digitalize, so do attempts to compromise transactions
Banking as a service, Brazilian banks, Digital channels, Digital lending, E-commerce, New digital business models,
Post
Fintech Magalu: Ready to cash in on open finance in Brazil
Magazine Luiza wants to become a supplier of all the products that open finance will enable and, in addition, expects positive growth for the second half of the year
Friday Briefing: Banks and crypto: caught between users and regulation
Towerbank offers new crypto bank account. Also, big rounds for Kushki and Klar. And interview with the CEO of Revolut in Brazil.
Financial inclusion goes at full throttle in Peru with BN’s first digital bank account
The project to give access to a free and digital bank account received a boost in the pandemic, almost 2 million Peruvians have joined.
Will BNPL take off in Brazil?
Digital point-of-sale loans have advanced slowly in Brazil, but local experts see growth potential for BNPL (buy now, pay later) services
Digital payments get aboard public transport
Millions of people in Latin America purchase bus or metro tickets on a daily basis. It’s an opportunity to bring digital payments to a critical mass of users