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

Open Banking For The Unbanked: How The Pandemic Is Affecting Innovation In LatAm
Open Banking For The Unbanked: How The Pandemic Is Affecting Innovation In LatAm
July 22, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

With nearly 50 percent of the Latin American population unbanked, there's a growing appetite for mobile banking services. And the ongoing pandemic is only accelerating...

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New Report: Mercado Pago On How Mobile Bridges The LatAm Banking Gap
New Report: Mercado Pago On How Mobile Bridges The LatAm Banking Gap
July 21, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. The European Union’s financial...

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MercadoLibre Gross Merchandise Volume Soars 73 Pct In April
MercadoLibre Gross Merchandise Volume Soars 73 Pct In April
July 06, 2020  |  eCommerce

Buenos Aires-based eCommerce market MercadoLibre has seen a boost thanks to the pandemic, with shares climbing above $1,000 and sales spiking, Bloomberg reported. The company...

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Latin America Entices B2B FinTech Investors
Latin America Entices B2B FinTech Investors
June 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

It was a big week for B2B FinTech startups in Latin America. Supply chain financing company Greensill revealed its acquisition of Colombia-based Omni, a small-...

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Visa On Capturing The Digital Payments Opportunity In Latin America
Visa On Capturing The Digital Payments Opportunity In Latin America
June 18, 2020  |  VISA

The advance of digital payments in Latin America over the last two decades has been slow when measured against other parts of the globe. Visa’s...

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Greensill Buys Omni, Eyeing More Latin America Work
Greensill Buys Omni, Eyeing More Latin America Work
June 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Greensill, which provides working capital finance for customers around the world, has acquired Latin America-based lender Omni, a lender to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)....

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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings
MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings
June 03, 2020  |  Retail

Imagine if a North American company had the market share of Amazon, the payment flexibility of PayPal and the credit portfolio of Visa. In Latin...

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Sage Exits Latin America Amid Cloud Transition Growing Pains
Sage Exits Latin America Amid Cloud Transition Growing Pains
March 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The British accounting software company Sage is offloading its operations in Brazil in a deal estimated to be valued at £1 million, plus deferred consideration...

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Latin America’s Dark, Crypto-Driven, Cybercrime Underbelly
Latin America’s Dark, Crypto-Driven, Cybercrime Underbelly
February 28, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

To get a sense of the new frontiers in cybercrime, and how cryptocurrency helps fraudsters cover their tracks or finance their schemes … look, perhaps,...

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