In 2021, firms who had stayed alive through the initial pandemic became giants: fintechs became banks, banks became super apps, and super apps became some of the most successful public companies in the world.
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On Tuesday, Dec. 21, LendIt fintech announced finalists for the 5th annual LendIt Fintech Industry Awards to celebrate the top fintech influencers and innovators across 14 categories.
Here are the top 10 quotes, among the many keynotes, panels, and conversations at LendIt fintech LatAm Miami Last week.
After exactly two years since the last in-person event, Bo Brustkern and Peter Renton took to the LendIt keynote stage to welcome hundreds of Latin American fintech and financial services executives.
In one parameter, data show that 80% of USA consumers and 82% of Canadians use a payment or banking service connected to their primary accounts.
NYC fintech Women co-founder Michelle Tran said the awards highlight the determination of 65 leaders, founders, product builders, and money movers.
Yave, a mortgage and credit fintech that aims to capture the Mexican mortgage market, won the day after an excellent presentation by co-founder and CEO Bernardo Silva. He said he wanted to break into the slow-moving trad marketplace for mortgages and help brokers put the mortgage right into the sales process.
Credijusto, a leading Mexican small business fintech paid $50 million to buy Banco Finterra in June. Co-CEO David Poritz wrapped day one of the LendIt LatAm keynote section, discussing what it was like as the only neobank holding a banking license in Mexico.
Just before lunch, after a morning of fireside chats at LendIt Fintech LatAm, was the heavy hitter Pierpaolo Barbieri, CEO, and founder of Ualá.
It turns out, like many Central American countries, Guatemala is a hot market for fintech, with a GDP of $77.6 billion in 2020, making it the second-largest economy in Central America and the Caribbean.