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Spreedly and EBANX Team to Promote Local Payments in LatAm
Partnerships // April 08, 2025

Open payments platform Spreedly has teamed with payment service provider EBANX. The partnership, announced Tuesday (April 8), is designed to help international companies access local payment options in the Latin American (LatAm) region. “As Latin America’s digital commerce rapidly grows, especially in countries like Brazil,...

Brazil’s Pix to Start Enabling Installment Payments in September
Real-Time Payments // April 04, 2025

Brazil’s instant payment system, Pix, will reportedly allow users to pay for transactions in installments, beginning in September. The new feature, Pix Parcelado, will be available to both consumers and businesses, Reuters reported Thursday (April 3), citing Brazil’s central bank. While payers will have the option to pay...

LoanPro and NovoPayment Team to Boost LatAm Financial Inclusion
Partnerships // March 19, 2025

Credit platform LoanPro has joined financial infrastructure provider NovoPayment in a Latin America-focused partnership. The collaboration, announced in a news release Wednesday (March 20), is designed to give financial institutions and FinTechs in Latin America infrastructure that can support essentially any class of credit and lending product. The release notes that...

Nuvei: LatAm Beckons to eCommerce Companies ‘Going Local’
eCommerce // March 12, 2025

For merchants seeking new customers around the globe — to gain top-line momentum through eCommerce — few markets beckon like Latin America. PYMNTS Intelligence has found, as detailed in the “How the World Does Digital” reports, that Brazil, for example, has among the most digitally...

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Nuvei: LatAm Beckons to eCommerce Companies ‘Going Local’

March 12, 2025
For merchants seeking new customers around the globe — to gain top-line momentum through eCommerce — few markets beckon like Latin America. PYMNTS Intelligence has found, as detailed in the “How the World Does Digital” reports, that Brazil, for example, has among the most digitally engaged consumers in the world, using their devices to do […]

PagBrasil’s Compliance-First Approach Fast-Tracks Payment License

February 17, 2025
The need for speed and digital tools has become essential to the Latin American banking experience. Case in point: As detailed in PYMNTS’ recent exclusive sweep of 11 countries’ digital...

Brazilian Shoppers Surpass US, UK Counterparts in P2P Payments

April 24, 2024
Despite outsized growth in Click-and-Mortar™ shopping opportunities in Brazil during the last three years, retailers there still don’t offer 39% of the digital features consumers want.  This is just one...

Optimism in Fleet and Mobility Sector Fuels Use of Working Capital

March 12, 2024
All companies in growth mode need access to capital, whether to fund short-term operational needs, mitigate unexpected expenses or execute plans for growth. One key demographic of these firms are...

Quick Reads
Toku Raises $48 Million to Expand AR Automation Platform in Latin America

April 18, 2025
Toku has raised $48 million in a Series A funding round for its accounts receivable (AR) software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on mid-market to enterprise businesses in Mexico, Brazil and Chile. The company will use the new funding to double down on its go-to-market strategy and accelerate its product development, according to a Thursday (April 17) press release […]

Spreedly and EBANX Team to Promote Local Payments in LatAm

April 08, 2025
Open payments platform Spreedly has teamed with payment service provider EBANX. The partnership, announced Tuesday (April 8), is designed to help international companies access local payment options in the Latin...

Brazil’s Pix to Start Enabling Installment Payments in September

April 04, 2025
Brazil’s instant payment system, Pix, will reportedly allow users to pay for transactions in installments, beginning in September. The new feature, Pix Parcelado, will be available to both consumers and businesses, Reuters...

LoanPro and NovoPayment Team to Boost LatAm Financial Inclusion

March 19, 2025
Credit platform LoanPro has joined financial infrastructure provider NovoPayment in a Latin America-focused partnership. The collaboration, announced in a news release Wednesday (March 20), is designed to give financial institutions and FinTechs in Latin America infrastructure...