Tagged: argentina

January 15, 2026 @ 10:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to bridge cryptocurrency with everyday finance, Lemon, a digital wallet serving more than 5.5 million customers across the region, has unveiled Argentina’s inaugural credit card secured by Bitcoin. This product allows users to secure peso-based loans without relying on traditional banking systems… Read More

January 6, 2026 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is making some strategic adjustments to its operations while setting bold goals for the future. Just under a year after entering the Argentine market, the platform has announced a temporary halt to its peso-denominated services, a move that reflects the… Read More

December 2, 2025 @ 3:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentinians visit Brazil each year for various reasons such as work, tourism, and family travel. Now, paying in Brazil reportedly became more accessible, because of a new Binance Pay integration that enables Argentinians to use Pix with crypto. As covered, Pix is Brazil’s national instant-payment… Read More

November 8, 2025 @ 3:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At Binance, they claim to believe that the next wage of financial as well as ongoing technological evolution hinges on collaboration between the private sector and forward-thinking governments. Consistent with these objectives, Binance announced a milestone in this direction: their partnership with the Government of… Read More

September 28, 2025 @ 4:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deepening investment in Latin America, Kraken are rolling out local currency funding in Argentina and Mexico, two of the region’s most active crypto markets. This expansion reflects their “ongoing commitment to building trusted, compliant and localized infrastructure to support crypto adoption across the globe.” With… Read More

September 12, 2025 @ 12:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Argentinian Fintech Kamipay’s deliberate strategy for providing cross-border, real-time payments in LatAm’s diverse market is successful. The infrastructure enables Argentines to pay with Pix in Brazil directly from their local apps, and that’s just the beginning. CFO and late co-founder Eduardo Dundas said Kamipay has… Read More

March 24, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Latin American fintech Ualá has raised an additional $66 million in a second close of its Series E funding round, bringing the total to $366 million. This extension saw participation from TelevisaUnivision, alongside earlier investors like Allianz X, Stone Ridge Holdings Group, Pershing Square Foundation,… Read More

March 19, 2025 @ 2:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, claiming to be “trusted” by more than 100 million customers worldwide and a firm focused on regulatory compliance, security and privacy, has secured its Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from the National Securities Commission (CNV) of Argentina. This registration will allow Crypto.com to… Read More

January 29, 2025 @ 12:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), provider of a cryptocurrency trading and investing platform, is expanding its global presence to Argentina, as part of its mission to support economic freedom worldwide. This move is designed to increase access to cryptocurrency services for millions of Argentinians. To operate in Argentina, Coinbase… Read More

December 13, 2024 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kuady, a payments service processor, announced key updates in its Latin American expansion, with the launch of its digital wallet services in Ecuador and the roll-out of its virtual prepaid Mastercard in Argentina. These developments underscore Kuady’s commitment to driving financial inclusion and delivering payment… Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 12:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance reveals that it has been incorporated into Argentina’s Virtual Asset Service Providers Registry by the country’s National Securities Commission (CNV), marking the digital asset exchange’s 20th regulatory milestone internationally and expanding its suite of crypto and blockchain / Web3 services to Argentina-based consumers. This… Read More

July 15, 2024 @ 11:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Argentina-headquartered payments processing Fintech Tapi has reportedly acquired $22 million in capital from key investors. The Fintech firm will use proceeds from the Series A investment round in order to help with its business expansion efforts into Mexico. This, acocring to statements from company Co-founder… Read More

June 16, 2024 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In Argentina, Worldcoin contributors have been working hard to increase access to important AI tools like World ID, a private digital passport that differentiates humans from bots online. Now, the project is poised to grow in Argentina, “resulting in significant direct investment in the country.”… Read More

April 3, 2024 @ 10:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The South American country of Argentina has announced key updates related to digital assets. Argentina’s National Securities Commission (CNV)  has implemented the Registry of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs). The LatAm based nation has some of the highest levels of crypto adoption globally so this… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Fan, OKX President, notes that she’s pleased to announce a major milestone in OKX’s global expansion – they have officially launched our leading crypto exchange and Web3 services in Argentina. Given Argentina’s position as one of the “top” crypto markets in Latin America with… Read More

February 10, 2024 @ 4:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitso —the financial services company powered by crypto in Latin America— released the first edition of its Crypto Landscape in Latin America: Report H2 2023, in which it reveals the importance that “the use of blockchain and crypto assets have gained, both in the region… Read More

January 22, 2024 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Worldcoin claims that it was created to help build a more human internet and a more inclusive digital economy. That ethos aligns with the founding principles of Friends With Benefits (FWB), a new kind of social network DAO working with creatives and builders “to platform… Read More

December 18, 2023 @ 5:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Circle, the second largest dollar stablecoin issuer with USDC, has posted a case study on a partnership with Lemon – a crypto exchange in Argentina. Typically, stablecoins are mostly used as on/off ramps for digital assets. Stablecoins are largely digital representations of fiat but can… Read More

December 2, 2023 @ 8:58 am By Michael Wong  |  

Buenos Aires-based fintech firm Uala has launched a no-fee credit card in Argentina, targeting the massive population of unbanked Argentines, according to a Bloomberg report. The company, which is backed by investors George Soros, Steve Cohen, and Tencent Holdings, is offering its no-fee credit card… Read More

November 21, 2023 @ 2:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On Sunday November 19, 2023, Argentina elected its next president, Javier Milei, which briefly caused “a noticeable surge in the price of Bitcoin and underscores the direct impact of political shifts on the crypto ecosystem.” Milei is a libertarian who aims to upend the economic… Read More