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Mercado Pago Applies for Banking License in Mexico
Mercado Pago Applies for Banking License in Mexico
September 25, 2024  |  Digital-First Banking

Mercado Pago, the FinTech arm of MercadoLibre, reportedly applied for a banking license in Mexico earlier this month. The firm sent the application to the Mexican...

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Brazil to Bar Use of Credit Cards in Online Gambling
Brazil to Bar Use of Credit Cards in Online Gambling
September 17, 2024  |  Regulation

Online gambling companies reportedly will be prevented from operating in Brazil if they haven’t requested authorization to do so. The potential suspensions announced by Brazil’s...

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VC Firm Upload Ventures Trades Credit FinTechs for AI Investments
VC Firm Upload Ventures Trades Credit FinTechs for AI Investments
September 11, 2024  |  Investments

Brazilian investment firm Upload Ventures is reportedly upping its artificial intelligence (AI) investments while avoiding credit FinTechs. That’s according to a Bloomberg News interview Wednesday...

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Nuvei Set to Acquire Brazil’s Pay2All
Nuvei Set to Acquire Brazil’s Pay2All
August 05, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Canadian payments FinTech Nuvei is set to acquire Brazilian payments institution Pay2All. The deal, announced Monday (Aug. 5), is designed to expand Nuvei’s capabilities in...

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Circle Brings USDC to Users in Brazil
Circle Brings USDC to Users in Brazil
May 29, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin issuer Circle says it has officially launched in Brazil. The expansion into South America’s largest country gives Circle the chance to offer its popular...

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Banco Inter to Gain Full Ownership of Merchant Acquirer Granito
Banco Inter to Gain Full Ownership of Merchant Acquirer Granito
May 28, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Brazilian bank Banco Inter, a business unit of Inter&Co, plans to acquire the remaining 50% of merchant acquirer Granito, giving it full ownership of the company. Granito, which...

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MercadoLibre Joins Discussions to Apply for Mexican Banking License
MercadoLibre Joins Discussions to Apply for Mexican Banking License
May 21, 2024  |  Banking

MercadoLibre is reportedly in talks to get a banking license in Mexico. The Latin American eCommerce/FinTech is in discussions with Mexico’s central bank, finance ministry and banking regulators...

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EBANX Teams With Brazil’s FastSpring to Expand Pix Usage
EBANX Teams With Brazil’s FastSpring to Expand Pix Usage
April 25, 2024  |  Partnerships

FastSpring and EBANX have teamed to expand the usage of the Pix payment in Brazil. FastSpring, based in Brazil, powers payments for global Software-as-a-Service and software companies. EBANX...

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Brazilian Shoppers Surpass US, UK Counterparts in P2P Payments
Brazilian Shoppers Surpass US, UK Counterparts in P2P Payments
April 24, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Despite outsized growth in Click-and-Mortar™ shopping opportunities in Brazil during the last three years, retailers there still don’t offer 39% of the digital features consumers...

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