Latin America

Peer to Peer Lending

·Jan. 28, 2020

A Detailed Look at What’s Happening in LatAm Fintech

If you ask around the fintech community what regions are up and coming when it comes to fintech you will...

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News Roundup Online Lending

·Mar. 6, 2017

Afluenta Signs Agreement for Support on Green Loans

Latin American online lender Afluenta has obtained the support of the Multilateral Investment Fund, an innovation lab of the Inter-American Development Bank, for development of a green loans product; the lender will provide the loans to individuals and businesses seeking financing for renewable energy equipment, energy-efficient appliances and other green energy related purchases; the development process for the green loans will include customized credit underwriting for energy efficient loans and borrowers. Source

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Fintech News Roundup

·Nov. 10, 2016

Brazil Becomes a Latin American Fintech Leader

Finnovista is a research and industry 'catalyst' firm that is tracking fintech growth across Latin America and Spain; in a recent report on Brazil, they track 219 fintech startups in the country, making it the most prominent Latin American country based on that metric; Mexico follows with 158 startups, then Colombia, Argentina and Chile each having 55 to 80 such startups; an infographic indicates that 26% of Brazil's fintech startups are in the payments sector, 10% in balance sheet lending (with some web presence or other innovation), 2% in true P2P lending and 8% in crowdfunding. Source

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Fintech News Roundup

·Jan. 15, 2020

Ebanx Begins Digital Wallet Offering in Brazil

Ebanx is a successful payments startup in Brazil; they are looking to expand their product offerings beyond serving e-commerce platforms;...

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Fintech News Roundup

·Apr. 6, 2017

Fintech Innovation in Latin America

Fintech innovation has been emerging in Latin America; LendIt USA 2017 featured a panel of Latin American market leaders moderated by Andres Fontao of Finnovista; panelists discussed what is happening in the Latin American fintech market and why there is an opportunity for fintech firms and specifically online lenders to be successful. Source

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Fintech LatAm News Roundup

·Jan. 29, 2020