El Salvador was the first country in the world to assume a crypto as legal tender in its territory. However, it is one of the nations that has fewer ATMs where citizens can acquire Bitcoin.
According to the Coin ATM Radar website database, "there are only four ATMs where you can buy and sell…
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CAF announced its new president
Colombian Sergio Díaz-Granados assumed the executive presidency of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) with the aim of promoting the economic and social reactivation of the region.
In a ceremony held at the headquarters of the…
Unemployment in Colombia falls to 14.3 %
The unemployment rate in Colombia fell to 14.3 % in July, a reduction of 5.9 percentage points with respect to the same month of the previous year, according to data published by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (NADS).…
BBVA brings the “Aqua” card to Latin America
BBVA will take its Aqua card model to Mexico, where more than one million cards have already been issued since June, and also to Peru and Colombia, the institution reported in a statement.
The Aqua card is based on a dynamic CVV and the…
Venezuela ranks seventh in highest cryptocurrencies adoption
Venezuela ranks seventh with the highest adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptos and sixth in terms of P2P trade volumes, out of a total of 150 countries studied by the research firm Chainalysis. It published a summary of the geographic…
Colombia issues bonds with blockchain technology
The Innovation Committee of the Financial Superintendence of Colombia (SFC) notified the approval of the first bond issue in the second market using blockchain technology and smart contracts, in order to monitor them in all phases of the…
Central Bank of Colombia maintains interest rates
The board of directors of the Banco de la República de Colombia decided by a majority of six votes to one to maintain interest rates at 1.75 %, as reported in a statement by the entity after its monetary policy meeting.
Among other…
Ethereum Foundation will support projects in Latin America
The Ethereum Foundation announced its first jobs in Latin America, through the support of eight projects in Honduras and five in Colombia.
This is a series of educational projects, development of dApps for animal protection or voting…
Banco de Bogotá will carry out a pilot plan with cryptocurrencies
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia will carry out a pilot plan during March to test operations with cryptocurrencies, in the hands of three major banks.
This pilot is part of the "Regulatory Sandbox", whose objective is to be able…
Colombia January unemployment rate was 17.3 %
Colombia's unemployment rate stood at 17.3 % in January, compared to 13 % in the same month the previous year, with a total of 4.16 million unemployed people in the Andean country during the first month of the year, according to data…
BID Annual Meeting will address economic recovery
This March 17, the 61st annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank (BID) will take place, where economic and financial leaders will debate through a virtual meeting issues related to economic recovery and sustainable growth in…
Colombian fintech will allow users to buy crypto assets
The Colombian digital and fintech wallet, MOVii, has announced its new pilot plan directed with the help of Bitpoint, to the purchase and sale of crypto assets to the users of the platform, as announced by the CEO of the fintech, Hernando…