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Buenos Aires to allow crypto payments for taxes

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Apr 2022

The local government in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, has announced that they will start accepting tax payments in cryptocurrency, according to yourstory.com

cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange

Uala gets final approval for Wilobank acquisition

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 10 Jun 2022

Argentina’s central bank has approved digital banking startup Uala’s acquisition of Wilobank, the final hurdle to a deal that grants the unicorn greater scope in its quest to expand its financial services in Latin America.

fintech, acquisition, banks, digital banking, startup

Binance and Mastercard launch prepaid rewards card in Argentina

News | Cryptocurrencies | 05 Aug 2022

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance and Mastercard have launched a new prepaid rewards card in Argentina that supports both Bitcoin and BNB.

cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, prepaid card, Bitcoin

Tether partners KriptonMarket to facilitate stablecoin access

News | Cryptocurrencies | 22 May 2023

Tether has partnered with on/off ramp solution KriptonMarket to provide users in Argentina with stablecoin access at the Central Market of Buenos Aires.

cryptocurrency, partnership, stablecoin, digital payments, blockchain

Veritran obtains System and Organization Controls 2 Type 1 compliance

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 05 May 2023

Argentina-based financial technology solutions provider Veritran has obtained System and Organization Controls 2 Type 1 compliance.

compliance, financial services, data protection, online security

Argentina halts crypto payments made through apps

News | Cryptocurrencies | 08 May 2023

The Central Bank of Argentina has announced that it will forbid the use of cryptocurrencies for payments through payment apps.

cryptocurrency, digital assets, central bank, regulation

Argentina: Banks, e-wallets to associate all bank accounts in their apps

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 23 May 2022

The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) has ordered that banks and virtual wallets offer their clients the possibility of associating all the accounts that they have in their name through their applications, according to iproup.com.

central bank, data aggregation, financial data, banks, e-wallet, digital wallet

Ripio introduces UXD stablecoin to counter inflation in Argentina

News | Cryptocurrencies | 04 Aug 2023

Argentina-based crypto services provider Ripio has launched a stablecoin called UXD designed to combat inflation and protect assets for Argentinians.

stablecoin, cryptocurrency, inflation, digital assets, product launch

Num Finance partners with TruBit

News | Cryptocurrencies | 10 Aug 2023

Argentina-based stablecoin issuer Num Finance has partnered with cryptocurrency platform TruBit to improve nARS access for Latin American users.

cryptocurrency, stablecoin, partnership, digital assets

Argentina advances usage of the Chinese yuan

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 04 Jul 2023

The Central Bank of Argentina has issued a statement which said that it enabled the Chinese yuan as a currency form in savings and checking accounts.

banking, fintech, inflation, payments , cross-border payments, ecommerce, digital banking, FX , transactions

Open Banking kicks off in Argentina: what's next for banks and fintech?

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 14 Jul 2023

‘Pull transfers’ have been put into operation in Argentina, enabling bank clients to send money directly from their bank accounts without entering the account of origin.

Open Banking, fintech, central bank, bank transfer, fraud prevention

Paysafe launches paysafecard in Argentina

News | Payments General | 24 Aug 2022

UK-based payments platform Paysafe has expanded into Argentina with its eCash payment solution for online purchases, paysafecard.

Paysafe, expansion, digital payments, ecommerce, online payments

Cryptocurrency exchange Ripio launches a prepaid card in Brazil

News | Cards | 29 Aug 2022

Argentina-based cryptocurrency exchange Ripio has announced the initial roll out of its prepaid debit card and cashback programme in Brazil.

cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency exchange, cashback, prepaid card, Bitcoin

Argentine province Mendoza now accepts crypto for taxes and fees

News | Cryptocurrencies | 30 Aug 2022

Argentina has taken a step towards widespread cryptocurrency adoption with the launch of a new payment service that allows citizens to pay fees and taxes using digital currencies.

payment methods, cryptocurrency, digital assets, online payments

MODO works on new payment product

News | Mobile Payments | 13 Sep 2022

MODO, an Argentina-based white label wallet, has announced it is working on a payment product that offers both an instant payment feature and a BNPL one.

BNPL, e-wallet, instant payments, product upgrade, debit card

Central Bank of Argentina issues new rules for digital wallets

News | Mobile Payments | 16 Sep 2022

The Central Bank of Argentina has issued a new set of rules for operators of digital wallets, adding protections like those offered by banks.

banks, compliance, e-wallet, central bank, regulation

Bitso to provide crypto QR payments in Argentina

News | Cryptocurrencies | 26 Sep 2022

Mexico-based Bitso has launched a crypto-enabled QR code payments system in Argentina to make payments from the Bitso app at any store that accepts QR code payments.

QR code, QR payments, cryptocurrency, mobile payments

Worldcoin upgrades World ID in-app verification process

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 12 Jan 2024

Worldcoin, a company that verifies identities using iris scanning, has announced that it upgraded World ID’s in-app verification process in Argentina. 

identity verification, fraud prevention, identity fraud, digital verification, identity method, product upgrade

Ualá enables Bitcoin and Ether trading

News | Cryptocurrencies | 07 Nov 2022

Ualá, an Argentina-based fintech company, has enabled Bitcoin and Ether trading for its customers in that country.

fintech, product launch, Bitcoin, Ethereum, trade finance

Argentina adopts QuarkID for blockchain-based citizen ID

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 12 Feb 2024

Argentina has planned to integrate blockchain-based QuarkID for citizen ID, ensuring high security, trust, and decentralisation in data management and verification.

digital identity, blockchain, identity verification, trust, decentralized identity