The growth of smartphone penetration, supported by development in the fintech field, alters how consumers behave and do their daily errands, and making a payment is no exception. Making payments…
Tag: Fintech
How the GoTo Group became Indonesia’s new tech giant
For the last five years, IPOs in Southeast Asia have been fluctuating, hitting their lowest in 2020 as COVID-19 started to surge. However, 2021 has indicated the improvement of the…
Africa in Focus: Tech Innovation, Data and Financial Inclusion
We are half way through 2022 and I selected a few clips of the episodes featured so far this year. For this episode I decided to turn my focus to…
Latin America’s Fintech Funding Gold Rush
This episode is all about fintech funding! Latin America’s fintech companies are growing and getting funding is an on-going challenge for all startups in the region, so I wanted to…
Mapping Brazil’s Fintech Sector
This episode is all about Brazil’s fintech sector
What happens when you mix digital readiness, a robust financial regulation and the Brazilian entrepreneurial spirit?
You get a booming fintech sector!
Fintech in Uruguay: The Silicon Valley of South America
Uruguay’s current government has been pushing for financial inclusion and putting in place new banking laws that support the use of electronic payments, among other measures.
FinTech in Chile: Big Data for SMEs and Ethical Banking
Chile’s biggest challenge for the banking sector and specially for FinTechs is to make people move their money from “under the mattress” to a bank. Being innovative with disruptive solutions is a game changer for Chilean FinTechs.
FinTech in Argentina: turbulent economy brings opportunities for startups
Argentina has a very different economic history than its neighboring countries like Brazil. The Argentinian banking industry is broken and more FinTech startups are challenging the status quo, despite many hurdles.
FinTech in Colombia: Ready for financial inclusion
Just behind Brazil and Mexico, Colombia has become very attractive for FinTechs. The growth rate of the Colombia FinTech industry has reached 60% in 2019 (20% more than the regional average).