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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

CloudWalk On Meeting Latin America’s Growing Demand For Digital Payments
CloudWalk On Meeting Latin America’s Growing Demand For Digital Payments
June 03, 2022  |  Latin America

Brazil’s bold steps toward digital adoption and the launch of instant payments network Pix are slowly chipping away at cash. It's why Luis Silva, CEO...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Digital Brazil; Security for the Win; Check Fraud; You’ve Been Scammed; ICYMI
PYMNTS AM Radar: Digital Brazil; Security for the Win; Check Fraud; You’ve Been Scammed; ICYMI
June 02, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Today is Thursday, June 2, and Britain is celebrating its longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in her Platinum Jubilee year. For regular people, that means...

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Brazil’s Bold Steps Towards Digital Payments Adoption
Brazil’s Bold Steps Towards Digital Payments Adoption
June 02, 2022  |  Latin America

As the world adopts digital payment options at a breakneck pace, Latin American countries have typically lagged in the shift away from cash to alternative...

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Mercado Bitcoin, Stellar Team on CBDC Project
Mercado Bitcoin, Stellar Team on CBDC Project
May 24, 2022  |  CBDC

Latin American exchange Mercado Bitcoin is teaming with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) on one of the nine projects in the LIFT Challenge Real Digital,...

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LatAm Payments and Banking Platform Dock Raises $110M
LatAm Payments and Banking Platform Dock Raises $110M
May 12, 2022  |  Investments

Dock, a payments and digital banking platform for Latin America, has raised $110 million in a funding round, which will go towards expanding internationally and...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Overcoming Barriers to Digital Payments Adoption in Central America and the Caribbean
PYMNTS Intelligence: Overcoming Barriers to Digital Payments Adoption in Central America and the Caribbean
May 12, 2022  |  Latin America

As the global economy becomes increasingly digital, the prospect of bringing economies that have long depended on cash into the digital world remains one of...

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EVVA on FinTechs’ Commitment to Overcoming Central America’s Cash-Centric Culture
EVVA on FinTechs’ Commitment to Overcoming Central America’s Cash-Centric Culture
May 11, 2022  |  Latin America

Financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs anxious to usher Central American and Caribbean countries into the global digital payments stage face cultural, historical and regulatory hurdles...

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Overcoming the Cash-Centric Culture of Central America and the Caribbean
Overcoming the Cash-Centric Culture of Central America and the Caribbean
May 10, 2022  |  Latin America

The pandemic pushed governments, businesses and consumers worldwide to look at the importance of digitization as the world becomes increasingly connected. Countries with digitally inclined...

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Coinbase’s M&A Talks With 2TM Fall Apart
Coinbase’s M&A Talks With 2TM Fall Apart
May 04, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reportedly shut down discussions for a controlling interest in the cryptocurrency brokerage 2TM, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (May 4), citing unnamed...

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