The Brazilian government announced a financial support scheme aimed at self-employed and informal workers that had their incomes affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Brazil has a large population of…
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3 surprising reasons why Latin Americans avoid financial institutions
Ask yourself this simple question: are you more likely to buy a car once you´ve saved enough money to pay for it in full, or take out a loan to finance it?
Is It Time for Mobile Payments to Take Off in Brazil?
Two years is a long time for technology development. Back in 2015, several home-grown mobile payment apps were taking off. Still, none of the big players was showing a real…
Banking the unbanked in emerging markets
As countries progress, citizens migrate from remote villages to large cities and foreign countries. Their economic power rises and they participate in the global economy. People need to purchase food,…
A brief look at Brazil’s fintech scene
I’ve always had a fascination with Brazil which started at an early age from seeing their amazing squad from France ’98 to learning about the country in a Year 8…
Why Bitcoin is a good idea for Brazil
I think it all has become a chicken-or-egg situation: would an appropriate regulation help to spread the use of bitcoin? or not enough people use bitcoin because the lack of regulation?
