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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Visa On Capturing The Digital Payments Opportunity In Latin America

Visa On Capturing The Digital Payments Opportunity In Latin America
Visa On Capturing The Digital Payments Opportunity In Latin America
June 18, 2020  |  VISA

The advance of digital payments in Latin America over the last two decades has been slow when measured against other parts of the globe. Get...

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Greensill Buys Omni, Eyeing More Latin America Work
Greensill Buys Omni, Eyeing More Latin America Work
June 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Greensill, which provides working capital finance for customers around the world, has acquired Latin America-based lender Omni, a lender to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)....

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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings
MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings
June 03, 2020  |  Retail

Imagine if a North American company had the market share of Amazon, the payment flexibility of PayPal and the credit portfolio of Visa. In Latin...

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Sage Exits Latin America Amid Cloud Transition Growing Pains
Sage Exits Latin America Amid Cloud Transition Growing Pains
March 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The British accounting software company Sage is offloading its operations in Brazil in a deal estimated to be valued at £1 million, plus deferred consideration...

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Latin America’s Dark, Crypto-Driven, Cybercrime Underbelly
Latin America’s Dark, Crypto-Driven, Cybercrime Underbelly
February 28, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

To get a sense of the new frontiers in cybercrime, and how cryptocurrency helps fraudsters cover their tracks or finance their schemes … look, perhaps,...

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Creating LATAM’s Commerce ‘Digital Value Chain’
Creating LATAM’s Commerce ‘Digital Value Chain’
February 17, 2020  |  Banking

Instant payments, digital commerce and banking across mobile devices are all gaining ground no matter where you look, geographically speaking. Get the Full Story Complete...

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SoftBank Earmarks $1B For eCommerce, Healthcare And FinTech In LatAm
SoftBank Earmarks $1B For eCommerce, Healthcare And FinTech In LatAm
February 16, 2020  |  Investments

SoftBank will add $1 billion this year to its $5 billion Latin America Fund introduced in 2019, adding to last year’s $1.6 billion, Bloomberg reported...

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MercadoLibre’s FinTech Unit Expands LATAM Credit Offerings
MercadoLibre’s FinTech Unit Expands LATAM Credit Offerings
January 24, 2020  |  Latin America

Mercado Pago, a unit of Argentinian eCommerce platform MercadoLibre, is introducing new services to its app-based wallet users, in a move to stay competitive in...

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