Between 2015 and 2023, more than US$350 billion of venture capital (VC) funding was invested in the fintech…
LatinAmerica
Ualá, Brubank and Naranja X dominate the Argentinian digital banking sector, collectively serving 16.44 million customers and holding…
Latin America (Latam) is emerging as a hotbed for fintech innovation, driven by its young, tech-savvy population and…
The number of cash-only consumers, or those without a financial account, has decreased substantially in Latin America (LatAm)…
Latin America (LatAm), one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets globally, has become a preferred destination for European companies…
The rise of fintech in Latin America (LatAm) over the past decade has shaken up the region’s financial…
Mastercard and Vesta, an end-to-end fraud prevention platform for digital purchases, announced a new strategic partnership to provide…
Netherlands’ PayU has received the endorsement of Colombian regulatory authorities to acquire local electronic payment and deposit specialist…
The fintech ecosystem in Latin America (LatAm) has risen quickly over the past couple of years with sustained…
Peru’s fintech industry is expected to get a boost this year, driven by favorable regulatory developments and rising…
In Argentina, the central bank is paving the way for open banking, introducing new regulation and initiatives to…
Huobi Global announced the acquisition of Bitex, one of the first regional cryptocurrency exchanges in Latin America, as…
Habi, a Colombian data-driven residential real estate platform, announced that it has raised US$200 million in equity in…
The planning for Brazil’s central bank digital currency, the Real Digital, is entering a new phase. The Banco…
BBVA has reached an agreement to invest $300 million (about €263 million) in Neon, a Brazilian digital bank…
In Colombia, underdeveloped fintech segments including investment management/wealthtech and banking infrastructure represent a market opportunity for Swiss fintech…
In Guatemala, incumbent banks are teaming up with fintech startups to benefit from their technological advancements, enable a…
Mastercard has acquired Mexico-based Arcus Financial Intelligence to support bill pay solutions and other real-time payment applications across…
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced plans to build a world’s first “Bitcoin City” situated near a volcano…
Peru’s fintech industry has been growing consistently these past years, surging to 171 fintech companies operating locally, as…