Mercado Libre has seen great success in providing financing to millions of people who struggled to obtain it through traditional lenders.
David Velez founded Nubank in 2013 with the idea of taking on big banks in Brazil and leveraging technology to change how financial products are served in the country radically.
When considering mergers and acquisitions in Latin America, companies better have a well-thought-out strategy before proceeding, a panel of experts agreed at LendIt Fintech LatAm 2021, held Dec. 7-8 in Miami, Fla.
Rappi prides itself on providing anything people want at any time. With such a lofty aim, it is only logical that sooner or later, the company would look to financial services to increase that convenience even further.
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.
While there will likely be a change in how organizations use sanctions as a tool, their increased use looks to continue.
NYC fintech Women co-founder Michelle Tran said the awards highlight the determination of 65 leaders, founders, product builders, and money movers.
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.
The Latin American fintech community gathered in Miami last week for the third annual LendIt Fintech LatAm event.
SunTec CTO Mike Yesudas believes the next major global innovation event will be intelligence that comes out of data.