Latin America FinTech series – To understand the future of Brazil’s FinTech landscape we need to look at the present situation.
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FinTech in Brazil: Challenger banks unlocking credit to millions of people
Latin America FinTech Series –
Unlocking credit for millions would be essential for Brazil’s economy. So, how does a FinTech do this when most of clients don’t even have a credit history to begin with?
Brazil: Telegram exponential growth despite WhatsApp monopoly
WhatApp is the most used messaging app by Brazilians, but Telegram is already present in 35% of mobile users, report shows.
Brazil’s financial paradox: where cash is king and digital currency rumors
Brazil’s government just launched its R$ 200 note while the Central Bank hints about a possibility of a digital currency.
How Covid-19 helped decrease the unbanked population in Brazil
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…
Opinion: will local brands dominate emerging markets?
The global market of consumer packaged goods is US$ 1.2 trillion and global brands are facing strong competition from local brands in emerging markets. And what’s the global companies’ strategy…
Latin America: 3 platforms changing the crowdfunding game
Here are 3 of Latin America’s biggest platforms running in the upfront of the crowdfunding game.
How China and Brazil are investing in Africa
After the economic slow-down, inflation and recession – and perhaps, some most pessimistic might say, the eminent down-fall of BRICS, all eyes turn to Africa as the new best thing…
How women became the top entrepreneurs in Brazil’s slums
In one of my previous posts about the Brazil slums – Favela Rising – I talked about how resourceful someone has to be in the favelas (slums). That is exactly…
