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Fintech industry increases its presence in Latin America

The number of fintech platforms in Latin America and the Caribbean doubled in the last three years to reach 2,482 in 2021, which represents almost a quarter of these companies worldwide, with 22.6 %, according to the latest study published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The report,…

IMF estimates 2.5 % growth for Latin America in 2022

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its new estimates on economic growth and slightly modified its forecasts for the Latin American and Caribbean region by 2.5 % for this 20220 in the framework of an environment marked by…

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Colombian economy will grow 6 % in 2022

International organizations such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund published their estimates of economic growth for Latin American countries, where Colombia stands out with growth in the order of between 4 % and 6 % by…

BM estimates growth in Latin America at 2.3%

The World Bank lowered the estimate for GDP growth in Latin America and the Caribbean for this year by about 0.4 points, to 2.3%, as a result of higher inflationary pressures derived from the war between Russia and Ukraine. In a new…

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Neo banks and fintech attract the young population

A study carried out by Backbase, a banking platform, and Americas Market Intelligence (AMI), revealed that 75 % of young people between 18 and 21 years old consider that neo-banks and fintech offer more attractive services for the young…

Latin America joins the campaign to denounce crypto scams

Authorities in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia have recently joined Spain and other countries in leading the "FakeCoin" campaign, which seeks to raise awareness of cryptocurrency scams. This group of Latin countries, along with some members…

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Panama will host the Blockchain Summit LatAm 2022

Panama was recently selected as the venue for the Blockchain Summit LatAm 2022, to be held between July 6 and 8. Through an official statement they stated that the objective of the inclusion of the Panamanian country is to turn it into a…

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Apple Pay is already available in Peru and Argentina

The mobile payment platform of the American company Apple Pay is officially available in Peru and Argentina and will be competing directly with different locally developed virtual wallets such as MercadoLibre's MercadoPago, Ualá, Modo and…

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Colombia has invested $ 90 million in bank security

The Financial Superintendence of Colombia (SFC) published the indicators related to information security and cybersecurity in the banking sector, establishing that the 2021 expenditure was approximately 90 million dollars. Despite this…

IMF and Costa Rica reach an agreement for support

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a technical staff level agreement with Costa Rica on the necessary policies to complete the first and second reviews of the program of the Central American country supported by the multilateral…

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Brazil’s GDP recovers in 2021 and comes out of recession

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Brazil grew by 4.6% in 2021 compared to the previous year, after having registered a positive year-on-year variation of 1.6% in the last quarter of the year, according to data released by the Brazilian…

Cryptocurrencies

Rafael Núñez Aponte: we are still vulnerable in terms of cybersecurity

Rafael Núñez Aponte, computer security expert and director of MásQueDigital, was a guest on the program Entre Palabras, hosted by journalist Jesús López, where he spoke about cybersecurity and how much progress has been achieved in this…

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