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

Creating LATAM’s Commerce ‘Digital Value Chain’
Creating LATAM’s Commerce ‘Digital Value Chain’
February 17, 2020  |  Digital Banking

Instant payments, digital commerce and banking across mobile devices are all gaining ground no matter where you look, geographically speaking. But among the most greenfield...

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SoftBank Earmarks $1B For eCommerce, Healthcare And FinTech In LatAm
SoftBank Earmarks $1B For eCommerce, Healthcare And FinTech In LatAm
February 16, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank will add $1 billion this year to its $5 billion Latin America Fund introduced in 2019, adding to last year’s $1.6 billion, Bloomberg reported...

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MercadoLibre’s FinTech Unit Expands LATAM Credit Offerings
MercadoLibre’s FinTech Unit Expands LATAM Credit Offerings
January 24, 2020  |  Latin America

Mercado Pago, a unit of Argentinian eCommerce platform MercadoLibre, is introducing new services to its app-based wallet users, in a move to stay competitive in...

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Brazil’s Unicorn FinTech EBANX Pilots Digital Wallet
Brazil’s Unicorn FinTech EBANX Pilots Digital Wallet
January 15, 2020  |  Digital Banking

Brazil’s unicorn FinTech and payments startup EBANX is trialing a digital wallet, called Ebanx Go, with 10,000 consumers on a test basis, the company announced...

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Körber Aims To Mold Latin American Supply Chain With Otimis Stake
Körber Aims To Mold Latin American Supply Chain With Otimis Stake
January 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The Körber Group is looking to shape the supply chain of the future in Latin America with the acquisition of a majority stake in Brazil-based...

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LATAM’s Loft Snags $175M To Improve Digital Real Estate Sales
LATAM’s Loft Snags $175M To Improve Digital Real Estate Sales
January 03, 2020  |  Investments

Latin America-based Loft, a digital real estate startup that aims to make buying and selling real estate in the region easier, has raised $175 million...

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PayPal Deepens LATAM Reach With MercadoLibre Integration
PayPal Deepens LATAM Reach With MercadoLibre Integration
December 30, 2019  |  eCommerce

Today (Dec. 30), PayPal President and CEO Dan Schulman announces a tie-up with Latin American eCommerce conglomerate Mercado Libre, which sees PayPal and Mercado Libre’s...

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PayPal Deepens LATAM Reach With Mercado Libre Integration
PayPal Deepens LATAM Reach With Mercado Libre Integration
December 30, 2019  |  News

Digital payments firm PayPal is turning to Latin America to strengthen its position in the eCommerce payments and remittance arenas. Today, PayPal announced an expansion...

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Visa, NovoPayment To Deploy Digital Solutions In Latin America, Caribbean
Visa, NovoPayment To Deploy Digital Solutions In Latin America, Caribbean
December 04, 2019  |  International

Visa and banking-as-a-service platform NovoPayment are expanding their strategic partnership to advance the deployment of digital solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, Visa said...

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