brazil

Bitcoin Daily: Bank of China Issues $2.8B Via Blockchain; Brazil Fines Failure To Declare Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bank of China Issues $2.8B Via Blockchain; Brazil Fines Failure To Declare Crypto
December 09, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bank of China announced that it has issued 20 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) in blockchain-based bonds for small- and micro-sized businesses using its own blockchain...

READ MORE >
Brazilian FinTech Rebel Lands $10M For Affordable Loan Products
Brazilian FinTech Rebel Lands $10M For Affordable Loan Products
December 04, 2019  |  Investments

Rebel, a Brazilian FinTech that offers unsecured credit to middle-class citizens in the country, has raised $10 million in new equity funding, according to a...

READ MORE >
Brazil Regulator Dismisses Itau Unibanco’s Appeal In Antitrust Case
Brazil Regulator Dismisses Itau Unibanco’s Appeal In Antitrust Case
November 28, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Itau Unibanco Holding, Brazil’s largest lender, lost its appeal related to an antitrust case. Earlier this year, Itau announced it would prepay small- and mid-sized...

READ MORE >
Brazil’s Banco Inter Teams With Alibaba, Nike, Others For eCommerce App
Brazil’s Banco Inter Teams With Alibaba, Nike, Others For eCommerce App
November 07, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Brazilian Lender Banco Inter is launching an app to give its clients direct access to more than 60 online stores, according to Reuters. The company...

READ MORE >
MercadoLibre To Bolster Investment In Brazil
MercadoLibre To Bolster Investment In Brazil
October 16, 2019  |  Retail

With an eye toward logistics and financial services, MercadoLibre Inc. will reportedly invest over $718 million (3 billion reais) in Brazil next year. The Latin American eCommerce...

READ MORE >
Google Pay Users In Brazil Can Now Pay With Debit Cards
Google Pay Users In Brazil Can Now Pay With Debit Cards
October 14, 2019  |  News

In an effort to grow usage of its Android smartphones in Brazil, Google has introduced a debit card payment program through Google Pay. Reuters is...

READ MORE >
Uber To Team With Brazil’s Banco Inter For Financial Services
Uber To Team With Brazil’s Banco Inter For Financial Services
October 13, 2019  |  Partnerships

A source has revealed that Brazilian lender Banco Inter SA is currently in discussions with Uber about partnering in financial services. The move is another...

READ MORE >
Nubank FinTech Grows Client Base By 25 Pct Since August
Nubank FinTech Grows Client Base By 25 Pct Since August
October 13, 2019  |  Banking

The largest FinTech startup in Latin America — Brazil’s Nubank — is reporting a 25 percent increase in the number of clients since August, Reuters...

READ MORE >