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Veriff partners with Kueski, expands in LATAM

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 23 Feb 2021

Estonia-based Veriff, an identity verification provider is partnering with fintech Kueski, expanding its business in Latin America.

Veriff, Kueski, partnership, LATAM, underbanked, microloans, digital loans, financial compliance, automated ID verification

The rise of BNPL and ecommerce in Brazil – interview with Dinie and dLocal

Interviews | Ecommerce | 09 Feb 2021

The Paypers sat down with Dinie and dLocal to discuss the rise of BNPL for ecommerce purchases in Brazil and LATAM through the lens of the rapid shift to digital payments that began in 2020

Rodrigo Sanchez Prandi, Andrea Burattini, dLocal, Dinie, Brazil, LATAM, ecommerce, BNPL, instalment payments, cross-border payments, SMEs

BTG+ incorporates Feedzai AI solution

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 22 Jan 2021

LATAM-based investment bank BTG Pactual has partnered with Feedzai to include the latter’s AI solution in the newly launched retail bank BTG+, according to Yahoo Finance.

BTG+, Feedzai, AI, LATAM, BTG Pactual, LATAM, retail bank, investment bank, PIX, instant payments, real-time payments, Central Bank of Brazil

dLocal teams with lending platform Dinie to bring Pay Later to Brazilian SMEs

News | Payments General | 19 Jan 2021

Cross-border payment platform dLocal has announced a new partnership deal with Brazil-based fintech Dinie to allow global merchants to offer instalment payments to their Brazilian customers.

dLocal, Dinie, Dinie Paylater solution, Dinie Pay, partnership, cross-border payments, buy now pay later, pay later, SME lending, business lending, LATAM, Brazil, Latin America

Unnax secures EUR 7 mln, completes LATAM entrance

News | Payments General | 14 Jan 2021

Spain-based fintech Unnax has closed a financing round of EUR 7 million to allow it to consolidate its current markets and enter the LATAM market, according to CincoDías, cited by planetstoryline.com.

UNNAX, investment, LATAM, Spain, fintech, electronic money, account information, payment initiation, BaaS

Bancard, dLocal team up to enable local currency payments for Amazon Prime Video subscribers in Paraguay

News | Online Payments | 05 Jan 2021

Bancard has teamed up with dLocal to enable payments with cards in the local currency for Amazon Prime Video subscribers in Paraguay.

Bancard, dLocal, partnership, Paraguay, LATAM, subscription payments, Amazon Prime Video, credit cards, debit cards, PCI Data Security Standard, PCI Card Production, PCI PIN Security

Brazil-based Creditas raises USD 255 million to further its products offerings

News | Payments General | 22 Dec 2020

Creditas, a Brazil-based online collateral loan platform, has raised a Series E infusion of USD 255 million.

Creditas, funding, fintech, banking, LATAM, collaterals, credit market

Cash-based options still respond for up to 20 percent of digital commerce in LATAM, EBANX reveals

News | Ecommerce | 18 Dec 2020

EBANX has revealed in its new study that cash-based payments are still very relevant for digital commerce in LATAM, and represented up to 20% of ecommerce volume in 2020.

EBANX, study, research, Beyond Borders 2020/2021, cash-based payments, LATAM, Latin America, ecommerce, Boleto Bancário

Ecommerce in LATAM reaches USD 200 billion, EBANX study finds

News | Ecommerce | 16 Dec 2020

A study released by EBANX has revealed that ecommerce in Latin America is expected to grow 8.49% and reach USD 200 billion in market value.

EBANX, study, report, LATAM, ecommerce, payment methods

Open Banking - creating opportunities for everyone - an interview with Bank of America

Interviews | Online & Mobile Banking | 08 Dec 2020

The Paypers speaks with Ad van der Poel, Co-head of Product Management for GTS EMEA at Bank of America, about the Open Banking and Open Finance opportunities for consumers, corporates, and SMEs

Ad van der Poel, Bank of America, Open Banking, SMEs, API, ERP, Open Finance, data sharing, supply chains, cybersecurity, tokenisation, GDPR, US, Europe, PSD2, data privacy, payments , LATAM

Wplay teams up with Nuvei to boost its payment methods service

News | Online Payments | 04 Dec 2020

Colombia-based online gaming operator Wplay has teamed up with Nuvei, a Canada-based PSP, to boost its payment methods offering.

Nuvei , Wplay, partnership, Colombia, LATAM, Payment Service Provider, alternative payment methods

Accendo Banco partners Nium to expand money transfer capabilities

News | Payments General | 25 Nov 2020

Mexico-based challenger bank Accendo Banco and infrastructure platform Nium have partnered to expand the bank’s capabilities in international payments and remittances.

Accendo Banco, Nium, partnership, cross-border payments, money transfer, mobile banking, real-time payments, fintech, LATAM, mobile payments

The Open Banking journey in Latin America

Voice of the Industry | Online & Mobile Banking | 24 Nov 2020

Bruno Diniz, Managing Partner at Spiralem, discusses the state of play in Open Banking in Latin America, the opportunities there, and further steps to unleash the potential of Open Banking

Bruno Diniz, Spiralemm PSD2, Open Banking, Open Finance, LATAM, Brazil, Mexico, financial services, API, fintechs, equity crowdfunding, P2P lending, Fintech Law, instant payments systems, Banxico, CNBV, Open Data, Central Bank of Brazil, CMN, PIX, PISPs

Visa completes YellowPaper acquisition

News | Payments General | 23 Nov 2020

Visa has announced it has completed the acquisition of YellowPepper, a payments tech company that supports financial institutions and startups in Latin America and the Caribbean.

acquisition, merger, Visa, YellowPaper, LATAM, Caribbean, supply chain finance, tokenisation, identity validation, Visa Direct, Visa B2B Connect

Mastercard, Juvo to provide financial services to underbanked in LATAM

News | Payments General | 18 Nov 2020

Juvo, a pioneer of financial identities for the underbanked, has teamed up with Mastercard to provide financial services to underbanked consumers in Latin America.

MasterCard, Juvo, financial services, fintech, underbanked, partnership, LATAM, FiDaaS, financial inclusion, machine learning

Amazon expands in Brazil to leverage the pandemic's boost to ecommerce

News | Ecommerce | 09 Nov 2020

Amazon has informed that it has opened three more logistics centres in Brazil to leverage the boost given to ecommerce by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amazon, Brazil, LATAM, COVID-19, ecommerce, expansion, Amazon Prime

MiFinity teams up with Offside Gaming to offer additional payment methods

News | Mobile Payments | 05 Nov 2020

UK-based payments solutions provider MiFinity has announced its partnership with sports betting and casino games platform Offside Gaming.

MiFinity, Offside Gaming, LATAM, Europe, partnership, e-wallet, merchants, deposit, withdrawal, Transfer, gaming, casino, sportsbook, Virtual Sports

Nium, Banco Hipotecario to provide cross-border payments solution

News | Payments General | 30 Oct 2020

Nium and Banco Hipotecario, state bank in El Salvador, have announced a strategic collaboration to provide international transfer offerings across the country.

Nium, Banco Hipotecario, cross-border payments, partnership, El Salvador, LATAM, digital payments, online payments

First Atlantic Commerce expands its ecommerce services into the Dominican Republic

News | Online Payments | 30 Oct 2020

Online payment gateway First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) has announced the expansion of its ecommerce services into the Dominican Republic via AZUL, a commercial brand of Servicios Digitales Popular and subsidiary of Grupo Popular.

First Atlantic Commerce, AZUL, LATAM, online payments, credit card, debit card, ecommerce

BBVA launches new SCF solution

News | E-invoicing, SCF & E-procurement | 29 Oct 2020

US-based BBVA has announced the creation of a new supply chain finance (SCF) solution to help the company and its clients to better compete in LATAM, US and Europe.

BBVA, SCF, supply chain finance, payments , BBVA Global Supply Chain Finance, product launch, US, LATAM, Europe