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MercadoLibre To Expand Electric Fleet After $1.1 Billion Bond Sale

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Chaves also said the company will earmark a percentage of the proceeds to accelerate financial inclusion in the region. Founded in 1999, based in Argentina and registered in the United States, MercadoLibre is an eCommerce platform and digital payment solution that operates across Latin America.

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Closing Latin America’s $350B SMB Trade-Finance Gap

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They’re not equipped to manage the operational risks associated with these smaller businesses,” Shoihet told PYMNTS, especially when it comes to extending short duration credit lines, debt products or factoring. But, as Shoihet said, these firms account for roughly 50 percent of trade volume in the LATAM region.

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After A Century, Barclays Steps Back From Africa Operations

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The decision to pare back operations in Africa — where the company will sell off much of its 62 percent ownership in publicly traded Barclays Africa — represents what The New York Times said was a step back from one of the key pillars of Barclays’ long-term strategy, right in lockstep with credit cards and investment banking.

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Google Goes Global With Free Retail Ad Initiative

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30), the tech and search engine giant said it is expanding its free ad initiative to other regions around the world after a successful debut in the United States earlier this year. Shoppers will be able to find more products from more stores, just in time for peak shopping season across the region.”.

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Walmart Tests Store Without Cashiers As COVID-19 Accelerates Change

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The largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the United States is replacing its traditional, cashier-staffed checkouts with self-checkout registers at its store in Fayetteville, Ark., Whether cashiers go the way of the horse and buggy could hinge on an experiment Walmart is running in Arkansas. according to local news reports.

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MercadoLibre To Invest More Than $716M In Brazil

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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. So, in the region there is an inequality in terms of the acceptance and regulation of open banking.

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Brazil’s Banco Inter Eyes Partnership With Uber For FinServ

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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. The launch is the first for Uber in a country outside of the United States, and it will be available in six Mexican cities initially: Mexico City, Tijuana, Monterrey, Puebla, Merida and Guadalajara.