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Latin American payments market becomes an emerging target for development

Payments Dive

Latin America has become an increasing focus of development in the emerging digital payments market, as the region transitions from a heavily cash-based system to increase automation, speed and transparency.

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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings

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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 America, such a company exists in the form of MercadoLibre , a triple-threat regional financial powerhouse based in Argentina. It now operates in 18 countries in Latin America.

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Carrier billing in Latin America: 2018 market report by Fortumo

Payments Dive

Fortumo's latest market report gives an overview of the mobile payments landscape in Latin America. It covers 9 of the biggest countries in the region by population where Fortumo has coverage: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala and Bolivia.

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Latin America Entices B2B FinTech Investors

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It was a big week for B2B FinTech startups in Latin America. “Latin America is a highly attractive growth market for us, and the acquisition of Omni will significantly expand our capabilities in this important region,” the firm’s Founder and CEO Lex Greensill said in a statement. . BizCapital.

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Greensill Buys Omni, Eyeing More Latin America Work

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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). trillion market for working capital finance. trillion market for working capital finance.

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Nuvemshop, Latin America's Shopify, Raises $30M

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The four intended to start a new marketplace software product for the Latin America region. Brazilian regulators, after watching the digital markets of the world develop, decided they don't want a closed-loop market or one dominated by established big tech names.

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Visa, NovoPayment To Deploy Digital Solutions In Latin America, Caribbean

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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 in a press release on Tuesday (Dec. Since partnering two years ago, Visa and NovoPayment have advanced digital payments across the region.

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