CB Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In 6 years, Latin America (LatAm) fintech funding has grown from less than $50M to top $2.1B Social, political, and environmental pressures have made the LatAm market highly volatile. Latin American fintech companies are creating products aimed at rethinking banking, lending, and payments in the region. across 139 deals.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Bantotal , a core Latin America banking service provider that works with 60 banks in 14 countries, has partnered with Bitex to perform cross-border payments using bitcoin blockchain, according to reports. A Bantotal spokesperson said the service is used by around 20 million people. Bantotal is based in Uruguay.

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Bobsguide

AUGUST 1, 2022

To better serve banks and broker-dealers in North America and APAC regions on the NYFIX network around the clock, global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. NYSE:BR), announced a global partnership with Blue Ocean Technologies (BOT), a unique capital markets Fintech focused on global afterhours trading.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

According to a Fintech Finance report, Gottschalk will be based in San Francisco and will focus on strengthening the fund via investment opportunities in the region. portfolio companies a stronger entrance into North America. It also gives the fund’s non-U.S. Prior to Blumberg, Gottschalk worked at Menlo Ventures.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Canada and the Netherlands, as well as a larger launch in Europe this year, Mastercard is now unveiling Identity Check Mobile to Latin America. The first two countries in the region to receive it are Brazil and Mexico. After fruitful trials in the U.S., The concept is similar to a “selfie” and thus is being dubbed “selfie pay.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

What will it take to make Latin America more digital — in payments, commerce, FinTech or even healthcare? Cash remains king in the region, with about two-thirds of consumers in Latin America preferring that payment method over credit, according to estimates. Healthcare seems likely to play a role.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2020

The final wave concerns the Asia Pacific region. suppliers were switched over, and in May of this year, the rest of North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa made the jump, the release says. Google’s transition to SAP Ariba ‘s cloud-based services has a completion date set for Aug.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Corporate payments firm WEX is pushing virtual card technology within Latin America and has announced a new partner to help the cause. Argo will integrate WEX’s virtual card number (VCN) technology as an additional payment option for its corporate and travel agency clients.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

Analysts agree that a company should work with partners, advisors and technologies that can help them manage their compliance demand across borders. Turkey, the report found, was the most complex market for regulatory compliance, followed by Brazil, Italy, Greece and Vietnam. There are also an “extremely high number” of tax rules.

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CB Insights

JULY 18, 2018

Investors from around the globe are flocking to Latin America — within the first half of 2018, deep-pocketed investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and DST Global have backed startups in the region. Private technology companies in Latin America have raised over $5.8B Want the 12-page report for free?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

We have deep dives on cloud technology, business-to-business (B2B) payments and Visa’s deal to acquire YellowPepper. Visa has signed a deal to acquire YellowPepper, which works with upstarts in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ant Group took its listing to the Shanghai Star Market and the Hong Kong Stock exchange. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

"With the addition of Thunes backing Paydek's local bank transfers into emerging markets, we are better positioned to offer an enhanced service to our clientele," Paydek Managing Director Terry Hopkinson said in the announcement. The newest round of funding was meant to power its expansion in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

In a survey by Zynstra , some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top priority for in-store technology, Chain Store Age reported. Global Wireless POS Market Growth. The global wireless POS terminals market is expected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 percent from 2017 to 2023.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

In talking about global payment technology, emerging markets are an area of keen interest. Latin America is a land of opportunity, but it also presents challenges that demand an on-the-ground understanding of commerce and transacting within the various countries and cultures that it comprises. WHY GOING LOCAL MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2020

“According to various embodiments, cash may be removed from the markets in a frictionless manner and the payment ecosystem may be improved.”. 100 for User A in America, 200 pesos for User B in Mexico and so forth) in order to perform transactions in a secure, fast and reliable way.”. Embodiments may also allow for user anonymity.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

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 in a series C funding round, according to a press release. Buyers, sellers and brokers also have to deal with long sell times and exorbitant asking prices. “Our

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Colombia-based RobinFood — Latin America’s fastest-growing chain of “cloud” restaurants — credits proprietary technology, the explosive growth of FinTechs and pandemic-led lifestyle changes as the secrets of its success. Despite low average incomes, Latin America offers a huge overall market size and growth potential.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

MercadoLibre , which operates platforms for buying and selling goods across Central and South America, is eyeing an investment in Brazil next year that would be even bigger than its $716 million investment this year, Bloomberg reported. However, it is not simply a technology or a regulation.

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Celent Banking

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Celent has been collaborating to help create the fintech ecosystem in the Latin American region since its inception and I had the honor, for 2nd time, to judge the fintech start-ups participating in the BBVA Open Talent, which brought the Latin American finalists into town as part of Finnosummit. Discover the finalists of all regions here.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Using RippleNet, Ripple's global payment network, the partnership will take advantage of the ripe market for cross-border payments, which a July Juniper Research study said will be worth $35 trillion by 2022, the release stated. Cambridge also said there is a new degree of transparency and certainty with the new partnership.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

The fleet management market is estimated to grow from $9.54 According to MarketsandMarkets, the increasing need for operational efficiency is expected to be the primary driver for the fleet management market during the forecast period. When it comes to fleet management, the market is segmented into various industries.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

These companies will also have access to Bluefin’s Decryptx PCI-validated P2PE solution, enabling merchants and acquiring banks in multiple jurisdictions across Europe, Mauritius and the Latin American Caribbean (LAC) region to get the security and scope reduction of PCI-validated P2PE. Is this an entirely new market for Bluefin?

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FICO

MAY 18, 2023

Currently, Dock has 250 clients that use FICO technologies to fight fraud. Detecting Fraud in a Digital Banking Boom Latin America is a high-growth market for financial services and grew significantly over the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than 100 million people in the region adopting digital banking according to industry analysts.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

The move is another move by Japan’s SoftBank Group — which is a shareholder in Uber — to integrate its business in Latin America. Brazil is now Uber’s largest market outside the United States, with São Paulo boasting more Uber rides than any other city in the world.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

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 Otimis , Körber announced on Wednesday (Jan. “With Otimis, we have an ideal basis for further growth in Latin America, and for offering our customers market-leading logistics solutions.”. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

Volanty, an online Brazilian used car market startup, raised 70 million reais ($17.6 SoftBank launched a $5 billion Latin America fund in March, the largest investment of venture capital funds the region has seen. It also rolled out a $2 billion fund that will target Latin American technology companies.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries in Africa for a reduced fee, while Volante Technologies Inc. is accelerating market convergence for the Santiago Exchange. Volante Technologies Accelerates Market Convergence For Santiago Exchange. Volante Technologies Inc., Canada, Europe and U.K.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Developing markets are quickly increasing their rate at which paycards are accepted, according to the latest research by RBR. 23) with positive news for developing markets. According to the report, regulations, combined with FinTech innovation, are accelerating payment card adoption in these markets.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

1 issue for executives residing in Europe and other advanced economies, while a lack of national governance was a major concern for executives in Latin America. Cyberattacks worried executives in three of the eight regions covered in the research. Back in 2016, cybersecurity was only a major concern for the North American region.

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Celent Banking

APRIL 25, 2016

Digital is the new reality in Latin America. In Latin America the major milestones in Digital development we had seen were Nubank (Brazil – Market Cap $500M) and Bankaool (Mexico – ~$142M in assets), until March of 2016 when Banco Original (~$1,67Bn in assets) launched in Brazil.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Bantotal , a core Latin America banking service provider that works with 60 banks in 14 countries, has partnered with Bitex to perform cross-border payments using bitcoin blockchain, according to reports. A Bantotal spokesperson said the service is used by around 20 million people. Bantotal is based in Uruguay.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Want to understand payments innovation in Latin America ? One may indeed be a bit hungrier than before, but according to what NovoPayment CEO Anabel P é rez told Karen Webster during a recent PYMNTS interview, they can now understand one of the fundamentals of innovation in Latin America. Latin American Progress. Front Row Seat.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2018

Visa is expanding its B2B payments footprint throughout Latin America. The payments technology company announced Wednesday (Jan. Their collaboration kicks off in Colombia, where Visa , NovoPayment and a local bank are working together to facilitate real-time payments in the urban delivery and logistics market.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

As more retailers try to get more shoppers into their stores – not everything is about eCommerce, after all – new technologies are playing a big role. That technology promises to play a bigger role this holiday shopping season, according to an analysis. The market is growing and will reach some $10.2 That includes beacons.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare market is expected to grow to $36.1 The “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Market by Offering, Technology, End-Use Application, End User And Geography — Global Forecast to 2025″ report revealed that AI utilized in healthcare will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 50.2

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South State Correspondent

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The real reason that this conference makes our favorites list is that this is one of the few conferences where we can learn what the largest and most progressive banks are doing in the market. In recent years, product selection, advisory, technology, and a commitment to help support growth have jumped up in importance.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent has invested in Argentinian mobile banking startup Uala, according to a report from Reuters. There has been a lot of interest from China toward the Latin American region, with companies like Didi Chuxing , Huawei and Baidu all looking for investments in the area.

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