Latin America

Cross-border Payments
Remittances decline in Latin America
June 10, 2014

A report by the Multilateral Investment Fund “Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013: Still Below Pre-Crisis Levels” shows there were USD 61.3 Bn in remittances to LatAm in 2013, flat from a year before and less than the USD 64.9 Bn sent...

Cross-border Payments
Argentinian Central Bank Warns Consumers of The Risks Of Digital Currency
June 03, 2014

Bitcoin’s promising South American development has hit a bump in the road with Argentinian Central Bank having gone and issued a warning on the perils of getting involved with digital currencies. Though bitcoin is not the only digital currency, it is the largest one. Get...

Cross-border Payments
Cielo’s New Partnership
May 30, 2014

Cielo, Brazil’s largest merchant acquirer and Linx, an ERP provider, signed a non-exclusive partnership, which will bring management solutions to SMEs. The move is defensive for Cielo as it tries to defend its 56% market share menaced by new entrants. Its targets are retailers with...

Cross-border Payments
Brandesco Seguros Launches mWallet
May 30, 2014

Bradesco Seguros, a branch of one the big banks that offers medical insurance, will launch an Andorid and iOS m-wallet, developed by Scopus, which will enable customers to consolidate cards. Windows and tablet support will be available in a second phase. Get the Full Story...

Cross-border Payments
Meu Dinheiro Claro’s New Mobile Tool
May 26, 2014

Meu Dinheiro Claro, the JV signed by telco Claro (AMX) and Bradesco, one of major banks, was able to add a new tool which allows customers registering via mobile vs. visiting the store and which is expected to boost adoption. Get the Full Story Complete...

Alternative Credit
MoneyGram’s New U.S.-Mexico Channel
May 20, 2014

MoneyGram users who wish to transfer money to Mexico can look forward to much faster processing times. The international money transfer and payment services company has announced a new U.S. – Mexico channel than can move money cross-border from user to user in just 30 minutes....

Cross-border Payments
Citigroup Sacks 11 Banamex Employees As More Details Of The $400 M Fraud Emerge
May 15, 2014

The Mexican loan calamity; wherein Citiigroup’s Mexican extension Banamex loaned $400 million to a company that could not pay them back, has thus far has been equal part expensive, embarrassing and generally damaging  for the company. The scandal has now  has claimed its next round of...

Cross-border Payments
Introducing The ‘Stripe of Brazil’
March 24, 2014

Americans can take online shopping for granted because it is so ubiquitous.  Almost any legal good or service is available to them with nothing more than the click of a button. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Citi Entangled In Money-Laundering, Fraud Probes
March 10, 2014

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