In 2026, cybercriminals will continue to refine their attack methods on networks, online services, and messaging applications. In this regard, cybersecurity specialists recommend paying close attention to advice to avoid becoming victims of attacks.

Artificial intelligence is an ally for both those who want to do good and those who seek to invade the privacy of others, steal personal data, or money.

Therefore, cybersecurity is one of the main challenges to address globally, through greater awareness of latent vulnerabilities.

Individuals and organizations are increasingly dependent on providers like AWS and Cloudflare, to name just two, making it vital to consider that failures, attacks, or outages of these platforms can represent chaos for millions of users.

This undoubtedly leads to a loss of digital trust, exacerbated, of course, by increasingly sophisticated tools for executing deepfakes, voice cloning, and identity theft.

Disinformation is another risk that will continue to grow in 2026, mainly due to the rapid advancement of social networks and other platforms that facilitate unsafe or opaque practices.

It is undeniable that good digital literacy — that is, the dissemination of information on the subject to all segments of society — is a priority to curb attacks in this environment that is becoming increasingly essential for humanity.

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The beta generation, which corresponds to those born between 2025 and 2039, will face rapid and constant change in their social, educational and technological environment, in addition to the stress that this implies and the need to adapt in order to survive.

Some analysts consider that the beta generation will have to make efforts to live with rapid and constant change at a global level, in a world where information overload leads to a weakening of the ability to concentrate.

The beta generation will undoubtedly be more connected to the virtual world, artificial intelligence and its application in all aspects of life, in addition to other advances that will emerge from 2025 to 2039, presumably framed in automation.

“Betas will be raised by millennial or older zeta parents, which implies that, due to the already consolidated knowledge of these two demographic cohorts, they will probably have a more responsible and conscious digital education,” they point out.

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On September 16 and 17, the Business Leaders Summit will be held in Caracas, at the Eurobuilding Hotel, organized by Explosión Creativa under the motto “Venezuela del Futuro” to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

“The Explosión Creativa, a multi-platform event for good ideas, knowledge and business, has dedicated its career to promoting different projects in the areas of innovation, business development and entrepreneurship in Venezuela.”

Experts will meet at the event to give a series of conferences, business roundtables, as well as a “300-meter commercial exhibition in the pavilions of the tourism, agro-industry, automotive, retail, technology, health, banking, logistics, and other sectors.”

Leaders from the industrial, technological and banking sectors will gather in one place, with the participation of Colombia as a guest country thanks to the alliance between Pro Colombia and Explosión Creativa.

“Colombia’s participation has a special significance since the recently announced industrial economic zone will be promoted. It is an ideal opportunity for the private sector,” said Carlos Sánchez, CEO of the EXC Management Group by Explosión Creativa.

According to Juan Colmenares, Commercial Vice President, this year’s motto, “Venezuela of the Future” is a “bet on technological innovation as a potential for economic growth.”

 

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Awards to Venezuelan businessmen

The Business Leaders Summit is focused on “businessmen, investors, merchants, managers, company executives, entrepreneurs and the public,” who will enjoy the presentation of the Venezuelan Business Oscars and the Explosión Creativa Awards on Monday 16, in a gala evening to “recognize the success stories and the visionaries committed to innovation in the country.”

This year, Creative Explosion began a national tour of the Business Leaders Summit that started from Margarita Island, continued through Caracas and then moved on to Barquisimeto and Lecherías. “They also plan to reach the cities of Valencia, San Cristóbal, Maracaibo and Puerto Or65daz in the second half of 2025.”

Investment promotion and recovery of the productive apparatus

Among the objectives of this initiative are the efforts to “promote the best scenario for doing business, promote and boost non-traditional exports; present opportunities for the private sector of the Special Economic Zones as an intelligent economic development plan; highlight the rise of entrepreneurship, success stories and opportunities to strengthen it, support the reactivation of the productive apparatus with the promotion of investments in Venezuela as an investment destination, present the companies that support the Country Brand and that raise the name of Venezuela; promote technology and innovation as transversal processes for economic development.”

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The Ibero-American Fintech Alliance elected new authorities for the Board of Directors, in a renewal of its commitment to financial inclusion in the region.

The election of the new president was held at the beginning of this month, with the conviction that the new leaders will continue to strengthen the positioning of Latin America as a strong fintech market.

The Ibero-American Fintech Alliance is made up of 15 chambers from the countries in the area, which, in turn, are present through 2,600 fintech companies.

The new board was made up of Roberto Vargas, President (President of the Peru Fintech Association); in the vice presidency Rodolfo Grela, Secretary of the Uruguayan Chamber of Fintech; as treasurer Diego Pérez, President of the Brazilian Fintech Association.

Diego García, President of the Paraguayan Fintech Chamber, was assigned to the position of secretary, and Erick Chacón, President of the El Salvador Fintech Association, and Ernesto Calero, Executive Director of the Mexico Fintech Association, were assigned to the Ethics Committee.

According to the outgoing president of the Association, Mario López, Latin America has high potential in the fintech sector, which has generated thousands of jobs and affirmed the adoption of new technologies in the area of ​​finance. According to López, “25 % of fintech companies created were born in the region.”

The new president, Roberto Vargas, declared: “Peru receives with great responsibility the task of leading with Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay the evolution of Fintech Ibero-America. The work of the board will be aimed at being an eligible partner for any stakeholder to promote the financial technology industry and financial inclusion through institutional development, increasing the level of business in Latin America and the generation of income and knowledge.”

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Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digital native company focused on reinventing business through innovative technology solutions, announced a five-year, $1 billion investment plan in Latin America to bolster its presence throughout the region.

Among the various initiatives that are part of this investment plan, the following stand out:

• A strong expansion in Brazil, where it will create a Center for Innovation in Emerging Technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing, in São Paulo. From this new Center, specialists will investigate possible new uses of these technologies so that Globant’s clients are better prepared to take advantage of these trends in the short and medium term. Particularly for the Brazilian market, this Center will develop new specific AI applications for Salesforce solutions, one of the pillars of growth for Globant in that country.
• The evolution of proprietary products based on AI to accelerate software development and improve digital experiences. Globant X, Globant’s products and platforms division, will be in charge of continuing to develop products such as Augoor, MagnifAI, StarmeUp and GeneXus.
• Deepen the commitment to regional talent with a hiring plan to add 20,000 new professionals over the next 5 years throughout the 30 development centers that Globant has in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and Uruguay.

“We were born in Latin America, one of the strongest regions in terms of innovation, talent and creativity in the world. Latin America is key to our growth as a source of continuous improvement of our global offer”, said Martín Migoya, CEO and Co-founder of Globant. “We want to expand our capacity for innovation and development of our AI-based offering, always with the goal of helping organizations stay relevant and leaders in the future.”

“Latin America is a fundamental market for the company, and we seek to continue deepening our operation in the region. In this sense, this new Innovation Center will promote the development of various technologies such as AI to accompany our clients in a world in constant evolution,” said Ignacio Iglesias, Globant’s Chief Business Officer for Latin America.

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Argentina recently presented to the advisory council of the automotive chain the bill for the Promotion of Production of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles. Those responsible for this initiative are the Secretary for Industry and Productive Development, José Ignacio de Mendiguren, and the Secretary for Strategic Affairs of the Presidency, Mercedes Marcó del Pont.

This is a new step for the South American country to delve into the development of new sustainable technologies applied in the national automotive industry, with the support of the Departments of Strategic Affairs, Energy and Transportation.

The bill establishes “improvements in the current regulation, under five axes: benefits for the production and export of electric vehicles, incentives for the production of electrical parts and special equipment, benefits for the production of electric personal mobility vehicles, incentives for the professional training and progress in retrofit regulation (conversion of internal combustion vehicles to electric)”, according to a statement from Industry and Productive Development.

The Secretary for Strategic Affairs of the Presidency, Mercedes Marcó del Pont, stressed that the new project seeks to strengthen a regulatory framework for national production, as well as support for local suppliers in the auto parts and equipment sectors.

She also assured that the “national production of hybrid and electric vehicles” is a priority for the State, in addition to being a “shared objective” with the private sector and unions.

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The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Cepal), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, has urged addressing the problem of labor informality in Latin America in order to improve the region’s productivity figures, which are “very low” compared to other geographical areas.

In a podcast of the International Labor Organization (ILO), Salazar has argued that there are no “magic solutions” to increase productivity, and it is necessary to focus on “structural” measures that entail a change in labor relations in Latin America.

Among the main obstacles to closing the gaps with developed countries, the Costa Rican has pointed out that there is a “serious problem” of human capital, caused by low levels of investment in training and education.

“You cannot participate in the productive paradigms of the 21st century without a modern workforce and without the skills demanded by today’s world, in which there is a clear commitment to digital transformation and technological advances,” he warned.

Latin America requires a new approach to the labor sector

Regarding the current situation in Latin America, Salazar has insisted that the business ecosystem, in which small and medium-sized companies mainly coexist, is marked by low productivity, although more and more companies are found to be “islands” of excellence, success and competitiveness. “However, they still represent a low representation within the economy of the countries of the region as a whole,” he lamented.

Thus, the ECLAC secretary has focused on the opportunities that the irruption of technology is generating in the region and has appealed to “bet” on new market niches in the services sector such as electromobility, the circular economy or the transition energetic.

“We must approach the issue of opportunities for productive development and rethink the industrialization of the service sector, as well as improve productivity in the public sector, which is inefficient,” he concluded.

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Mexico will once again host the Fintech Summit Latam conference, which will be taking place on the 24th and 25th of this month at the Asturian Center of the country.

It will be an occasion to expose the advances in financial solutions for digital commerce and banking, a trend that does not stop and advances at an accelerated pace throughout the world.

Fintech Summit Latam 2022 seeks to advance in offering solutions and proposals not only for the financial field of nations, but also in terms of financial education and inclusion.

Having as its main motto “Fintech and the era of Business as a service”, the conference will address two basic themes. The first, on the 24th, will be Fintech and the Telecom industry; and the second, on the 25th, will be Fintech and the financial industry.

The general agenda will cover topics such as blockchain technology, financial inclusion, monetization of financial data, innovation in payment systems created by banks and fintech, regulatory challenges in the Latin American region, and new models in the lending industry.

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