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18 Upcoming Fintech Events in Latin America to Attend
Latin America (LatAm) is experiencing a dynamic surge in fintech innovation, emerging as one of the fastest-growing regions in the space globally. As of April 2023, the region was home to about 1,000 active fintech companies with Brazil (466 fintech
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GoFi Taps Provenir for Real-Time Automotive Financing Approvals
Provenir, a provider of AI-powered data and decisioning software, announced that U.S. consumer automotive financing provider GoFi is leveraging its data and decisioning platform to assess an applicant’s credit risk for real-time financing approvals. GoFi is an AI-powered digital lending platform
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Top 17 Fintech Events Taking Place in North America in Q3 2023
The fintech sector in North America has experienced robust growth and rapid evolution over the past years, driven by technological advancements, regulatory changes, and shifts in consumer behavior. In the US, fintech companies have been instrumental in shaping the future
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Banks, Central Banks Ramp up Asset Tokenization Efforts
Asset tokenization, a process that involves converting rights to a real-world asset into a digital token and recording that said asset on a blockchain, is becoming a critical part of the financial market infrastructure, providing substantial benefits including improved speed
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Mastercard Launches Automated Solution to Streamline Virtual Card Payments
Payments giant Mastercard has partnered with Billtrust, a B2B order-to-cash software and digital payment solution provider, to launch the Mastercard Receivables Manager. The Mastercard Receivables Manager is a new automated solution that streamlines the way businesses accept and process virtual
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5 Promising Early-Stage Fintech Startups from Argentina to Know
Argentina, one of South America’s most promising economies, has a burgeoning fintech ecosystem that’s evolved rapidly over the past years, fueled by favorable factors including a growing tech-savvy population, increasing smartphone adoption, and a thirst for financial inclusion. Today, Argentina
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USA Goes Live With Instant Payments Service FedNow
The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced that its new system for instant payments, the FedNow Service, is now live. Banks and credit unions of all sizes can sign up and use this tool to instantly transfer money for their customers,
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Brazil’s Top Fintech Startups and Unicorns
Brazil, one of the largest economies in Latin America (LatAm), has become over the years a breeding ground for some of the largest and most successful fintech companies in the region, a growth that’s been driven and facilitated by the
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Top 8 Fintech Deals in Latin America in H1 2023
Fintech startups in Latin America (LatAm) raised a total of US$254 million in funding in Q2 2023, bouncing back 69% from Q1’s US$137 million, data from Fintech Global, a provider of fintech information services, show. Despite the quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) rebound,
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Top 5 Digital Challenger Banks from Canada to Know
Over the past decade, Canada has witnessed significant advancements in digital banking, with both traditional banks and fintech startups investing heavily in digital solutions to meet customer demand for convenience, accessibility and enhanced banking experiences. Today, this developed industry comprises
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