Digital currencies
Crypto: Chile’s central bank plans to issue digital peso
#FridayBriefing: Chile has embarked on the road to issuing its own digital currency….
Creditas buys car marketplace; Banxico calls for crypto regulation
This week’s key LatAm digital banking and fintech news: Plus – PicPay buys Guiabolso, investment rounds for Lemon, Global 66 and Quansa…
Klar, Blu and Valoreo raise capital – Creditas buys insurtech
This week’s key news in digital banking, fintech and payments in Latin America…
Cryptocurrencies in LatAm, the struggle to centralize the decentralized
The approval of bitcoin in El Salvador is unlikely to cause a domino effect in the legalization of cryptocurrencies in LatAm, experts say…
Nubank adds US$ 500m to its Series G; Bitcoin gets the green light in El Salvador
#TopNews: The key news in LatAm digital banking, fintech and payments: Nubank reaches a US$30bn valuation; Brazil’s BS2 makes fintech acquisition, Citibanamex, Dann Regional make digital banking advances…
Financial blockchain in Latam: from exploration to application
Latin American financial institutions have become more open-minded about blockchain in recent years. Yet solid use cases are needed for it to become more wide-spread…
Bitso becomes LatAm’s first crypto unicorn, Brazil’s banks launch WhatsApp Pay
This week’s key fintech and digital banking news: Bitso becomes the first crypto ‘unicorn’ in Latam; Ame acquires Nexoos; Brazilian banks launch WhatsApp Pay, and more…
Credijusto buys Visor; Hash, Avista and Atrato raise capital
Top digital banking and fintech news this week: Credijusto buys credit analytics startup; new rounds for Hash, Avista and Atrato…
Regulatory sandboxes in LatAm: Fintech test environments take shape
Regulators in several Latin American jurisdictions are opening regulatory sandboxes to drive innovation – but not all see them as necessary…
Cryptocurrencies set for LatAm payments growth
Latin American payment networks are increasingly adopting cryptocurrency capabilities – and regulation will be key to give digital money a bigger boost…