Latin America

Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere where Romance languages such as Spanish and Portuguese are predominantly spoken; it is broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America.

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Latin America Challenges Asia as Super App and Digital Payments Innovation Leader
Latin America Challenges Asia as Super App and Digital Payments Innovation Leader
February 06, 2023  |  Payments Innovation

For an emerging market, Latin America is in many ways leading the global digital transformation of payments through endless innovation and new ways of partnering....

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ACI Expands; Says It Covers Third of Countries Offering Real-Time Payments
ACI Expands; Says It Covers Third of Countries Offering Real-Time Payments
February 01, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Software firm ACI Worldwide says it is expanding amid a global boom in real-time payments. The expansion means ACI now covers about a third of the world’s...

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Argentina and Brazil Explore Common Currency
Argentina and Brazil Explore Common Currency
January 22, 2023  |  Latin America

The two biggest economies in South America are reportedly working on a common currency. Brazil and Argentina will announce the project this week, the Financial...

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KLYM Raising $27M to Expand Working Capital Offering in LatAm 
KLYM Raising $27M to Expand Working Capital Offering in LatAm 
January 19, 2023  |  Cross Border Commerce

KLYM is reportedly raising $27 million to expand its working capital offering in Latin America. The Colombian FinTech, which was formerly known as OmniLatam, plans...

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Dock Launches Platform Offering Financial Services in Latin America 
Dock Launches Platform Offering Financial Services in Latin America 
January 17, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Dock has launched a platform that helps companies offer financial services to customers in Latin America. The new Dock One cloud-based platform enables companies to...

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Latin America’s Bitso Offers Circle-Issued Euro Coin Stablecoin as Payments Option
Latin America’s Bitso Offers Circle-Issued Euro Coin Stablecoin as Payments Option
January 12, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitso is now offering the Circle-issued, euro-denominated Euro Coin (EUROC) to its customers and clients as a payments option. The Latin American crypto-powered financial services company has...

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Empty ‘Ghost Banks’ Are Costly Side Effect Digital Transformation
Empty ‘Ghost Banks’ Are Costly Side Effect Digital Transformation
January 12, 2023  |  Digital Banking

Empty bank branches dotting Argentina are visually underscoring the nation’s transition to digital banking. The world is currently undergoing an unprecedented transformation driven by changing...

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Banks and FinTechs See Collaborative Opportunity to Reach Emerging Market Consumers
Banks and FinTechs See Collaborative Opportunity to Reach Emerging Market Consumers
December 29, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Brazil proves boosting financial inclusion and giving underserved populations bank account access is a smartphone away. PayU Global Payments CEO Mario Shiliashki said it will...

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Latin American Mergers and Acquisitions Expected to Grow in 2023 
Latin American Mergers and Acquisitions Expected to Grow in 2023 
December 27, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Investors are looking at Latin America for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other opportunities.  This is likely to increase the amount of M&A in the...

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