Latam neobanks have weathered the capital crisis and reported a strong year of profitability while still growing their customer base.
Open Finance completed its first 2 years in Brazil with 15 million users. The challenge, however, is to grow beyond the specialized audience.
Venture capital investments into LatAm fintech startups dropped further in the third quarter of the year, following a sharp reversal in global markets that drove investors away from assets generally perceived as risky.
While it is not yet a wave, fintech consolidation is starting to pick up. And yesterday we learned of another deal, this one in the investing space.
While this deal was telegraphed a few months ago there was an official announcement yesterday. Leading investment fintech Yieldstreet is acquiring the real estate platform Cadre.
Argentina's inflationary economy has reached new highs leading more people to crypto. Binance hopes to serve them with a seamless solution.
These operations had been legally challenged by credit card companies, which currently dominate this type of activity in Chile.
Super apps in Asia have been a resounding success. However, will Europe and the U.S. see the same adoption? We spoke to Revolut's U.S. head of growth to find out.
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No, you did not wake up back in 2021 but there is news this morning of a €285 Million (over $300m) fintech funding round.
Germany-founded but London-based SumUp has closed the massive funding round that is "mostly equity" which tempers our initial enthusiasm somewhat. But even a nine-figure equity round is enough to make the news these days.
The field of quantum computing, once thought to be the fantasy of science fiction, is slowly and steadily bringing shifts to the way we approach global issues. Brace yourself, finance sector, soon there may be a reset.