UniBank Panama integrates Ipsidy’s biometrics tech
Ipsidy’s shares shot up as a result.
South America
Tencent invests $180m in Brazilian challenger Nubank
Takes the bank’s valuation to a lively $4 billion.
Argentine Banco Galicia opens up Starbucks bank branch
Following Santander’s coffee + banking branch opening in Chile.
Startupbootcamp Scale Fintech calls for LatAm start-ups
Applications are open until 10 December.
Cryptocurrency ATMs in Argentina take the peso
On the way and set to exploit peso volatility.
FIS and Banco Bradesco stay friends as JV ends
Love lingers as they plan to expand commercial relationship in Brazil.
Lendtech MONI picks up $1.5m investment
Argentinian firm’s total investment reaches $10m.
Indra keeps tech up at Argentina’s Wilobank
A newly-launched fully mobile bank in Argentina.
An overview of neobanks in Latin America
To tackle financial inclusion, LatAm’s banking industry needs to undergo changes and disruption.
Wirecard Brazil widens payments scope
Everyone wants to become more attractive in Brazil.
AirTM gets $7m funding to fuel LatAm fintech
Where economic stability remains no longer.
Compass Plus migrates first processing customer in Americas
Two-month migration for Brazilian prepaid card issuer BPP.
Banco Agrario, Telefonica and Comviva pilot mobile payments in Colombia
Targeting farmers and the rural population.
Fintech: the driving force behind financial inclusion and empowerment in developing economies
Fintech start-ups are thinking “solution” to the benefit of millions people.
Brazilian urban mobility payments firm Veloe arrives
Bradesco and Banco do Brasil jointly launch new venture. Tech provided by Technisys.
How Latin America’s fintech market could exceed $150bn by 2021
The rise and rise of LatAm fintech.
Latin lovers fonYou and Claro reveal AI-driven microfinance
Two telcos in lovely Latin American liaison.
Brazil’s Nubank storms to 1.5m digital account openings
Reaches milestone in six months.
Insurtech start-up Kakau inks two deals in Brazil, eyes Europe
Kakau onboards American Life and Societe Generale in Brazil; plans to enter Europe in 2020.
Brazil dances to victory in Danske’s World Cup model
Bank uses its football World Cup model to predict the outcome.
Banco de Chile loses $10m and 9,000 hard drives in hack
The bank reports it was forced to disconnect every PC and terminal.
Banco Brandesco first bank in Brazil to join Swift gpi
Banco Brandesco wants faster and more traceable payments with gpi.
Santander café branches in Chile include Zytronics biometric touch screens
Is it a bank? Is it a café? It is both!
Instarem buddies up with BeeTech for payments on blockchain
Will use Ripple’s network RippleNet for action in Asia-Pacific and South America.
PayPal to buy iZettle for $2.2bn ahead of IPO
Largest acquisition in its history.
Morgan Stanley bets on Brazil’s fintech lending boom
Follows the well-heeled footsteps of Goldman Sachs.
Banco del Pacifico live with new digital onboarding tech
Ecuador-based bank using Cyberbank Omnichannel from Technisys.
Global Findex 2017: financial inclusion on the rise but gaps remain
Globally, 69% of adults – 3.8 billion people – now have an account at a bank or mobile money provider.
Nubi turns to Mambu for core banking tech
Nubi selects Mambu to underpin its digital services in Argentina.
Nubank turns to Acesso Digital for facial biometrics tech
Brazilian fintech Nubank leverages facial biometrics to help combat credit card fraud.
Top fintech stories this week – 20 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Regulatory sandboxes in LatAm and Caribbean – Inter-American Development Bank report
Available in English and Spanish.
Openbank extends Temenos deal to wealthtech
Openbank has extended its contract with Temenos to include the latter’s wealthtech offering.
Startupbootcamp FinTech looks for LatAm loving start-ups
It’s all lovely as all early stage firms from around the world can apply.
Top fintech stories this week – 13 April 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
IFC and Fidor to champion financial inclusion in Africa and LatAm
MOU to identify opportunities to expand digital banking services to boost financial inclusion.
Apple Pay arrives in Brazil
Via an exclusive partnership with Itaú Unibanco.
Brazilian challenger Nubank bags $150m funding
Taking on the big banks and making inroads in the credit card space.
Airfox targets Brazil’s unbanked with Android app launch
Start-up’s platform is built on blockchain and it plans to offer microloans.
Fintech funding round-up: 27 February 2018
From the US to Brazil – stars Pagaya Investments, C2FO and RecargaPay.
