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A ‘Crypto-Friendly Super App for Global Citizens’ Is Now a Thing

A ‘Crypto-Friendly Super App for Global Citizens’ Is Now a Thing
A ‘Crypto-Friendly Super App for Global Citizens’ Is Now a Thing
September 08, 2021  |  Digital Banking

So-called global citizens, who do business in more than one country, have a very specific set of needs when it comes to financial services. Get...

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Brazil Limits Pix Payments Amid Kidnapping Spree 
Brazil Limits Pix Payments Amid Kidnapping Spree 
September 06, 2021  |  International

A rash of “lightning kidnappings” in Brazil has forced the country’s central bank to restrict use of the Pix payment platform.  Get the Full Story...

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APIs Enable Shortcuts for US and Brazilian Cross-Border Commerce
APIs Enable Shortcuts for US and Brazilian Cross-Border Commerce
September 03, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

As millions of consumers shifted their shopping activities online, businesses faced numerous barriers when meeting them there, particularly companies seeking to penetrate the United States...

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Brazil’s Nubank Buys Instant Payments Platform Spin Pay
Brazil’s Nubank Buys Instant Payments Platform Spin Pay
August 31, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Brazil-based neobank, Nubank, has announced its acquisition of FinTech company Spin Pay, The Block reported on Tuesday (Aug. 31). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bitcoin Daily: Brazilian Federal Police Seize $27.6M in Bitcoin From Alleged Ponzi Scheme; Swiss Luxury Hotel to Accept Crypto as Payment
Bitcoin Daily: Brazilian Federal Police Seize $27.6M in Bitcoin From Alleged Ponzi Scheme; Swiss Luxury...
August 29, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Brazilian federal police have uncovered around $27.6 million in bitcoin after a series of reported Ponzi schemes from one company, The Daily Hodl reported. Get...

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Brazilian FinTech Nubank Readies For IPO, Valuation Could Top $55B
Brazilian FinTech Nubank Readies For IPO, Valuation Could Top $55B
August 25, 2021  |  IPO

Nubank, a Brazil-based FinTech that has amassed more than 40 million clients in Latin America in part by looking for business among constituencies ignored by...

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Cielo Will Not Go Private, Refutes Brazil Newspaper Report
Cielo Will Not Go Private, Refutes Brazil Newspaper Report
August 18, 2021  |  International

Brazilian payments processor Cielo SA denied Tuesday (Aug. 17) a local newspaper report that its board of directors was mulling going private, Yahoo Finance reported....

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FinTech Company Nubank Eyes $2B IPO
FinTech Company Nubank Eyes $2B IPO
August 12, 2021  |  IPO

Brazilian neobank Nubank is readying an initial public offering (IPO) greater than $2 billion by year’s end, according to a Thursday (Aug. 12) report from...

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Fiserv, Caixa Debut Card-Based Payments Service For Brazil’s Businesses
Fiserv, Caixa Debut Card-Based Payments Service For Brazil’s Businesses
August 04, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Caixa-branded point-of-sale (POS) terminals will now be available in Brazil through an agreement with Fiserv, according to a press release. They’ll be available at all...

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