Tagged: latam

June 13, 2023 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Num Finance, a stablecoin issuer operating in Latin America, says nARS, a stablecoin pegged to the Argentine peso, is now trading on Ripio. nARS is described as a “key pillar” in the company’s strategy. Num Finance aims to introduce other “real world assets” (RWA) as… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

nocnoc, the facilitator of cross-border eCommerce between global sellers and Latin America, today announced that it has secured $14 million in Series A funding, “led by PayPal Ventures with participation from Mouro Capital, Quona Capital, Caravela Capital, Broadhaven and Ignia.” The funding from the investment… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Just one month after its public launch in Mexico on May 4th, one million people already have Cuenta Nu – which is the local digital account and second financial product of Nu Mexico, Nubank’s (NYSE: NU) subsidiary in the country. The rapid growth of the… Read More

June 8, 2023 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitso, the crypto-powered financial services company in Latin America, today made public the progress of its “Proof that Matters” with which it “shows its solvency with cryptographic technology in all Bitcoin and Ether assets held on its platform, through the Zero-Knowledge Proof developed by Proven… Read More

June 6, 2023 @ 2:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the company operating the fintech platform tether.to that powers the first and most “widely used” stablecoin in the world, announced it “has participated in the first round of a new billion dollar renewable energy initiative in El Salvador.” Following on its mission to invest… Read More

June 5, 2023 @ 8:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paxos, the regulated blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform for enterprises, continues driving the growth of digital assets in Brazil and broader Latin America “through its partnerships with local, regional, and global enterprises.” Over the last 18 months, Paxos has “seen increasing demand for its products… Read More

June 4, 2023 @ 5:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU), which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, has reportedly enabled its customers “to save over USD 8 billion (~BRL 40 billion) in bank fees in 2022.” The data is presented in Nubank’s ESG Report 2022, published… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex, a  digital asset trading platform, has announced a new investment in the leading Chilean crypto firm Orionx, as both companies look “to ramp up efforts to promote financial freedom and inclusion throughout Latin America.” Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex, said: “We’re excited to collaborate… Read More

May 25, 2023 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Num Finance, which claims to be the “premier” issuer of local stablecoins in Latin America, announced it has “raised $1.5 million following the closure of its pre-seed funding round led by Reserve.” Investors in the round also “included H20 Scouter Fund, VC3, Ripio Ventures, and… Read More

May 24, 2023 @ 5:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Superfinanciera Colombia, the financial regulator in Colombia, is pursuing a consultation on Open Banking, according to a recent post. Open Banking, or Open Finance, is a concept for data management in the financial services sector – typically where the consumer controls and owns the data…. Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kiwi, a fintech dedicated to helping consumers build credit history and improve financial literacy, announced that it has closed a $75 million credit facility and $4.5 million pre-series A funding round. The debt financing was “provided by i80 Group an investment firm that specializes in… Read More

May 23, 2023 @ 1:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In one more step to increase security for customers, Nubank (NYSE: NU) announces two new tools: the Reporting Channel, which allows “the reporting of fraud or attempted fraud involving the company, and the Me Roubaram (I was robbed) feature, a site that Nubank customers can… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the company operating the blockchain-enabled platform tether.to that powers the first and most widely used stablecoin, announced a collaboration with KriptonMarket, an on/off ramp solution, in order “to give users in Argentina access to stablecoins at the Central Market of Buenos Aires, one of… Read More

May 14, 2023 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapyd has announced a partnership with Belvo, the Open Finance data and payments platform in Latin America. By combining Rapyd’s extensive global payments network with Belvo’s expertise in open banking, the partnership will “enable businesses across Latin America to deliver seamless open finance experiences to… Read More

May 9, 2023 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paysend, the global card-to-card payments platform, has announced a new multi-year partnership with the Spanish-language content and media company, TelevisaUnivision. As part of the partnership, TelevisaUnivision will “become a shareholder in Paysend and will help the brand scale its presence with U.S. Hispanics and Latinos… Read More

May 7, 2023 @ 4:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu México, a digital finance company, announces the launch of Cuenta Nu to the entire Mexican market, starting May 4, 2023. Cuenta Nu reportedly “offers its clients 24/7 liquidity and one of the most competitive yield rates on the market, 9% per year, without the… Read More

May 6, 2023 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Liquido, the “next generation” payments company for Latin America, emerged from stealth today to launch publicly. The company reportedly “spent the last two years building a comprehensive and flexible payments infrastructure to modernize and democratize digital payments access for Latin American businesses, similar to what… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Revolut has reportedly made its initial entry into Latin America with a launch in Brazil. Revolut‘s global account will provide local consumers with foreign exchange and remittance capabilities in 27 different currencies, along with having a payment card that is accepted in over 150 nations…. Read More

April 29, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Clara, the “end-to-end” spend management solution for companies in Latin America, today announced that it has closed $60M USD ​ in an equity financing round “led by GGV Capital.” In addition, GGV Managing Partner Hans Tung will “join the company’s Board of Directors.” The additional… Read More

April 28, 2023 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestCloud, the global firm focused on digital transformation for the financial industry with over $6 trillion in assets, has been selected by BUNKER, a US-based fintech seeking to democratize access to the US markets for Latin Americans, “to help launch a pioneering mobile-first digital investment… Read More