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FinTech PayHop’s $2.2M Seed Will Help Scale Business
FinTech PayHop’s $2.2M Seed Will Help Scale Business
February 17, 2022  |  Investments

Brazilian startup PayHop raised $2.2 million in a seed round to go towards helping the FinTech scale its business, which enables retailers to use credit...

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Ex-Google Exec Paula Bellizia Joins FinTech Ebanx
Ex-Google Exec Paula Bellizia Joins FinTech Ebanx
February 04, 2022  |  Personnel

Brazilian payments FinTech Ebanx has named a former Google executive to serve as its new president of global payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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dLocal Will Let Rappi Customers Use Brazil’s Pix System
dLocal Will Let Rappi Customers Use Brazil’s Pix System
February 01, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Latin American superapp Rappi has expanded its partnership with payment platform dLocal to allow Rappi customers in Brazil to use the country’s Pix payment system...

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ICICB Group Plans Digital Bank for Brazil
ICICB Group Plans Digital Bank for Brazil
January 28, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Dubai’s ICICB Group wants to become a player in Brazil’s burgeoning digital banking space, the financial services company announced in a news release Friday (Jan....

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Today in Crypto: Blockchain Celo Debuts Stablecoin Linked to Brazil’s Real; SEC Nixes Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF
Today in Crypto: Blockchain Celo Debuts Stablecoin Linked to Brazil’s Real; SEC Nixes Fidelity’s Bitcoin...
January 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Celo, a phone-focused blockchain, has rolled out cREAL, a stablecoin pegged to Brazil’s local currency, the real, a report from CoinDesk says. Get the Full...

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Brazilian Lender Creditas Valued at $4.8B
Brazilian Lender Creditas Valued at $4.8B
January 25, 2022  |  Investments

Creditas, a Brazilian start-up specializing in insurance, consumer loans and used car sales, has raised $260 million in a funding round that valued the company...

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Uber Eats to Shutter in Brazil March 7
Uber Eats to Shutter in Brazil March 7
January 07, 2022  |  Delivery

Uber is ending its Uber Eats restaurant delivery service in Brazil March 7 to focus on store delivery service Uber Direct and deliveries by online...

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How 2021’s Digital Coming of Age Changed the Latin American Banking Space for Good
How 2021’s Digital Coming of Age Changed the Latin American Banking Space for Good
December 23, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Latin American consumers are ditching legacy banks in favor of service providers that better meet their mobile-first banking needs. In the Digitizing Payments In Latin...

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Nubank Goes Public at $41.5B Valuation with LatAm Growth on Horizon 
Nubank Goes Public at $41.5B Valuation with LatAm Growth on Horizon 
December 09, 2021  |  IPO

Brazilian FinTech Nubank’s valuation is up to $41.5 billion — higher than the country’s largest bank, Itaú Unibanco — as its initial public offering (IPO)...

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