A recent blog post from the International Monetary Fund appears to show their distaste for cryptocurrencies and lack of education in this sector.
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Deep Dive: How Legacy FIs Can Look to PSPs, Digital Transformation to Compete in Latin America
Consumers in Latin America have embraced online banking tools in increasing numbers over the past few years, and the pandemic is accelerating this trend as more consumers test out emerging digital-first financial solutions. Recent studies highlight banking services’ low penetration in the region, however, with one report finding that 70% of LatAm consumers do not […]
Software Is Eating The State
Digital technology has an insatiable appetite for Analog Age social institutions, and Bitcoin will provide an exit for those inevitably seceding from the state.
How 2021’s Digital Coming of Age Changed the Latin American Banking Space for Good
Latin American consumers are ditching legacy banks in favor of service providers that better meet their mobile-first banking needs. In the Digitizing Payments In Latin American Playbook, Brad Liebmann, CEO of Brazilian FinTech alt.bank, discusses how outdated infrastructure is hampering the ability of legacy financial institutions (FIs) to satisfy consumers’ evolving needs.
LATAM Consumers Embrace Neobanks as Legacy Bank Infrastructure Stifles Digital Transformation
A growing number of Latin American consumers are turning to digital-first payment and banking solutions in the wake of the pandemic, with one recent report finding that 62% of consumers in the region stated they used less cash last year compared to 2019. The use of contactless credit and debit cards also rose during the […]
Latin America’s Embrace of eCommerce, Digital Payments Marks Cultural Shift
The adoption of digital payments and the number of people who are doing their shopping online has accelerated rapidly in Latin America this year. While the region still trails most parts of the world in terms of the percentage of people who have access to modern banking services, the gap is narrowing. For example, a […]
Deep Dive: How Chile Could Serve as a Payments Innovation Blueprint for Latin America
The digital payments revolution might be less apparent in Latin America (LatAm) than in other regions of the world. Only 18% of Latin Americans leverage a FinTech, digital wallet or neobank to make purchases, compared to 46% of consumers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, for example. Similarly, only 41% of consumers in Argentina, 59% in […]
Lending Platform Ledn Launching Bitcoin-Backed Mortgage Product, Raises $70 Million
Global digital asset savings and credit platform Ledn has announced the upcoming launch of a bitcoin-backed mortgage product, calling it “the first product of its kind to hit the market.” The company has also raised $70 million, which brings its valuation to $540 million. Bitcoin-Backed Mortgage — ‘The First Product of Its Kind to Hit […]
Crypto Lender Ledn Raises $70M in Series B Round, Readies Bitcoin-Backed Mortgage Product
The crypto lender is looking to reach over $100 million in bitcoin-backed mortgage originations.
Tribal Credit, Bitso, Stellar Collab for LatAm X-Border B2B Payments
Business-to-business (B2B) payment and financing platform for emerging markets Tribal Credit is teaming up with Latin American crypto exchange Bitso and the Stellar Development Foundation to develop a new platform to facilitate cross-border B2B payments, according to a press release. Using Tribal Credit’s new cross-border payment service, Mexican businesses can send B2B payments in pesos […]
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