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Payments Processor PayRetailers Expands in Brazil With Transfeera Acquisition
Payments Processor PayRetailers Expands in Brazil With Transfeera Acquisition
December 19, 2024  |  Acquisitions

PayRetailers, a payments processor serving Latin America and Africa, acquired business payments FinTech Transfeera. The deal was approved by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense...

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Keo Expands Access to B2B Payments Platform in Brazil
Keo Expands Access to B2B Payments Platform in Brazil
December 17, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Keo World is expanding access to its B2B payments platform Workeo in Brazil through a partnership agreement with investment bank BTG Pactual Bank S.A. This partnership will...

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Beyond Borders: Pix’s Evolution From Domestic Powerhouse to International Player
Beyond Borders: Pix’s Evolution From Domestic Powerhouse to International Player
December 17, 2024  |  Digital Payments

PYMNTS Intelligence data has detailed the ways in which various economies around the globe have “plugged in” to a broad range of digital activities, spanning...

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MercadoLibre and Nubank Get More Aggressive in LatAm Digital Banking Race
MercadoLibre and Nubank Get More Aggressive in LatAm Digital Banking Race
December 10, 2024  |  Latin America

Who will become Latin America’s dominant digital banking force, MercadoLibre or Nubank? It’s a question posed Tuesday (Dec. 10) in a report by Bloomberg News,...

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Latin America May Offer Roadmap for Passkeys to Replace Passwords
Latin America May Offer Roadmap for Passkeys to Replace Passwords
December 09, 2024  |  Identity

The passwordless future has long been promised, but has long been just over the horizon — remaining more an aspiration than a reality. Passwords, after...

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Apple Ordered to Lift In-App Purchase Restrictions in Brazil
Apple Ordered to Lift In-App Purchase Restrictions in Brazil
November 26, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Yet another antitrust regulator has taken issue with Apple’s in-app payment system. As Reuters reported Monday (Nov. 25), Brazil’s Cade says Apple must do away with restrictions on payment methods for...

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dLocal Becomes Certified Payment Initiation Service Provider in Brazil
dLocal Becomes Certified Payment Initiation Service Provider in Brazil
November 26, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Cross-border payment platform dLocal can now facilitate Pix payments directly within the Open Finance ecosystem, without redirecting users to bank apps. The company gained this ability by...

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Brazilian Banks Improve Profitability, Led by Digital Players
Brazilian Banks Improve Profitability, Led by Digital Players
November 21, 2024  |  Digital-First Banking

Digital banks reportedly led Brazilian banks’ profitability improvements during the first half of the year. The country’s digital banks saw their annual return on equity (ROE)...

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47% of Brazilians Use Digital Wallets for Bill Payments
47% of Brazilians Use Digital Wallets for Bill Payments
November 21, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Brazil is reshaping the global use of digital wallets, with consumers relying on them for bill payments and identity verification, unlike other countries, where they...

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