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RecargaPay: From Mobile Top-Ups To Mobile Financial Services Ecosystem
RecargaPay: From Mobile Top-Ups To Mobile Financial Services Ecosystem
August 11, 2020  |  Digital Payments

A decade ago, when Brazil’s RecargaPay first debuted, a glance around the global payments ecosystem would have shown a similar pattern. The world’s largest digital...

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Western Union Expands Banking Tie-Up In Brazil
Western Union Expands Banking Tie-Up In Brazil
August 06, 2020  |  International

Western Union Co., the cross-currency payments and money mover, announced Thursday (Aug. 6) it has expanded services between its business solutions division and Banco Semear, the Brazil bank, to offer GlobalPay....

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Movile CEO On Building Latin America’s Mobile-Commerce Ecosystem
Movile CEO On Building Latin America’s Mobile-Commerce Ecosystem
July 27, 2020  |  Mobile Commerce

That a market is massive and emerging as a target for digitization, does not necessary mean it will be an easy target to pursue —...

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Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Shifting Latin America’s Open Banking Plans
Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Shifting Latin America’s Open Banking Plans
July 23, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Open banking has been picking up steam in Latin America for more than two years. Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March...

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Open Banking For The Unbanked: How The Pandemic Is Affecting Innovation In LatAm
Open Banking For The Unbanked: How The Pandemic Is Affecting Innovation In LatAm
July 22, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

With nearly 50 percent of the Latin American population unbanked, there's a growing appetite for mobile banking services. And the ongoing pandemic is only accelerating...

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New Report: Mercado Pago On How Mobile Bridges The LatAm Banking Gap
New Report: Mercado Pago On How Mobile Bridges The LatAm Banking Gap
July 21, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. The European Union’s financial...

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Brazil Will OK WhatsApp Payments If Facebook Follows Rules
Brazil Will OK WhatsApp Payments If Facebook Follows Rules
July 20, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The payments program from messenger service WhatsApp will be allowed to go forward in Brazil, the country’s central bank said, so long as all rules...

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One7 Buys Rapidoo To Broaden Cash Flow Access For SMBs
One7 Buys Rapidoo To Broaden Cash Flow Access For SMBs
July 09, 2020  |  B2B Payments

One7 has bought FinTech Rapidoo in a bid to expand in the Brazilian market and offer more cash flow options to small- to medium-sized businesses...

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How APIs And Improved Onboarding Can Accelerate Cross-Border SMB Payments
How APIs And Improved Onboarding Can Accelerate Cross-Border SMB Payments
July 08, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

Lockdown measures across the globe have small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) looking to generate revenue overseas. But transacting with other merchants abroad is a process...

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