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Brazil Moves to Regulate Cryptocurrency

Brazil Moves to Regulate Cryptocurrency
Brazil Moves to Regulate Cryptocurrency
February 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Brazil’s Senate made its first step to regulate the country’s cryptocurrency market Tuesday (Feb. 22), with the body’s economic affairs committee unanimously approving a bill...

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US, Brazil, Paraguay Meet to Fight Transnational Organized Crime
US, Brazil, Paraguay Meet to Fight Transnational Organized Crime
February 18, 2022  |  International

Some of the top minds in law enforcement from the U.S., Brazil and Paraguay had a meeting this week to devise tactics to combat the...

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FinTech PayHop’s $2.2M Seed Will Help Scale Business
FinTech PayHop’s $2.2M Seed Will Help Scale Business
February 17, 2022  |  Investments

Brazilian startup PayHop raised $2.2 million in a seed round to go towards helping the FinTech scale its business, which enables retailers to use credit...

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Ex-Google Exec Paula Bellizia Joins FinTech Ebanx
Ex-Google Exec Paula Bellizia Joins FinTech Ebanx
February 04, 2022  |  Personnel

Brazilian payments FinTech Ebanx has named a former Google executive to serve as its new president of global payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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dLocal Will Let Rappi Customers Use Brazil’s Pix System
dLocal Will Let Rappi Customers Use Brazil’s Pix System
February 01, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Latin American superapp Rappi has expanded its partnership with payment platform dLocal to allow Rappi customers in Brazil to use the country’s Pix payment system...

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ICICB Group Plans Digital Bank for Brazil
ICICB Group Plans Digital Bank for Brazil
January 28, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Dubai’s ICICB Group wants to become a player in Brazil’s burgeoning digital banking space, the financial services company announced in a news release Friday (Jan....

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Today in Crypto: Blockchain Celo Debuts Stablecoin Linked to Brazil’s Real; SEC Nixes Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF
Today in Crypto: Blockchain Celo Debuts Stablecoin Linked to Brazil’s Real; SEC Nixes Fidelity’s Bitcoin...
January 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Celo, a phone-focused blockchain, has rolled out cREAL, a stablecoin pegged to Brazil’s local currency, the real, a report from CoinDesk says. Get the Full...

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Brazilian Lender Creditas Valued at $4.8B
Brazilian Lender Creditas Valued at $4.8B
January 25, 2022  |  Investments

Creditas, a Brazilian start-up specializing in insurance, consumer loans and used car sales, has raised $260 million in a funding round that valued the company...

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Uber Eats to Shutter in Brazil March 7
Uber Eats to Shutter in Brazil March 7
January 07, 2022  |  Delivery

Uber is ending its Uber Eats restaurant delivery service in Brazil March 7 to focus on store delivery service Uber Direct and deliveries by online...

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