Latin America

Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere where Romance languages such as Spanish and Portuguese are predominantly spoken; it is broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America.

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RecargaPay on How Pix Propelled Brazil Into the Global Digital Payments Spotlight
RecargaPay on How Pix Propelled Brazil Into the Global Digital Payments Spotlight
April 21, 2022  |  Latin America

When Brazil’s central bank launched Pix last year, the country was thrust into the global payments spotlight. In this month’s "Digitizing Payments In Latin America...

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PYMNTS AM Radar: Amazon Vs Shopify; WhatsApp Office; Digital LatAm; Crime-as-a-Service; Main Street Recovery
PYMNTS AM Radar: Amazon Vs Shopify; WhatsApp Office; Digital LatAm; Crime-as-a-Service; Main Street Recovery
April 21, 2022  |  Commerce

It’s Thursday (April 21), and Shopify is nipping at Amazon’s heels, making the eCommerce behemoth rethink its relationship with merchants. Meanwhile, WhatsApp wants to move...

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Five Million Colombian SMBs Are Ready to ‘Go Digital’ Amid Exploding Demand for BNPL
Five Million Colombian SMBs Are Ready to ‘Go Digital’ Amid Exploding Demand for BNPL
April 21, 2022  |  Digital Payments

One byproduct of the great digital shift, especially in emerging markets, has been financial inclusion. Mario Shiliashki, CEO of PayU Global Payments, told PYMNTS’ Karen...

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How Pix Ignited Digital Payments in Brazil
How Pix Ignited Digital Payments in Brazil
April 20, 2022  |  Latin America

Digital payments acceptance is becoming table stakes around the world as consumers continue to move many aspects of their lives online, and Latin America is...

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Founder of Argentina’s Ualá Launches VC Fund
Founder of Argentina’s Ualá Launches VC Fund
April 18, 2022  |  Investments

The founder of Argentina-based FinTech Ualá is launching a venture capital (VC) operation that has raised $30 million so far from a stable of investors....

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LatAm’s Gig Economy Is Growing, Studies Show, Along With Digital Payments
LatAm’s Gig Economy Is Growing, Studies Show, Along With Digital Payments
April 08, 2022  |  Gig Economy

The gig or sharing economy has become an enticing employment opportunity for people in Latin America over the past two years, especially as new payment...

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PayRetailers Consolidates LatAm eCommerce Sector with 2 Acquisitions
PayRetailers Consolidates LatAm eCommerce Sector with 2 Acquisitions
April 07, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Latin American FinTech payment specialist PayRetailers on Thursday (April 7) acquired online payments platforms Paygol and Pago Digital, moves that help to bring together the...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How the Rise of the Gig Economy Is Influencing Latin American Consumers’ Payment Needs
PYMNTS Intelligence: How the Rise of the Gig Economy Is Influencing Latin American Consumers’ Payment...
April 07, 2022  |  Latin America

Consumers worldwide have altered various aspects of their lives during the pandemic, including how they shop, pay bills and work. Digital-first remote or freelance positions...

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Alchemy Offers SaaS Platform to Automate Commercial Lending to Small Businesses
Alchemy Offers SaaS Platform to Automate Commercial Lending to Small Businesses
April 06, 2022  |  Loans

Alchemy will debut software to help lending companies offer “much needed” financing products for millions of smaller businesses, a press release said The release noted...

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