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The central bank of Argentina surprised fintechs this month when it unveiled a crypto ban, in practice forbidding all neobanks in the country from offering trading services. Repercussions of the regulation, considered harmful for the sector, were immediately felt across the fintech and crypto ecosystem. Cryptocurrency trading is usually one of the many revenue streams […]
Subscribe to the Global Newsletter The following is an excerpt from today’s Global Newsletter. With apologies to Rihanna, you have to acknowledge the star quality of JPMorgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon after reviewing the investor day details yesterday. The company reported $84 million in gross profit ON INTEREST ALONE. (Emphasis definitely mine.) They […]
Lending within DeFi has shown enormous potential. Taking place on the blockchain, it can provide increased transparency, lower fees, and worldwide access, and the community has taken notice. According to data from DeFi pulse, as of March 2023, there are around 220,000 active borrowers and 840,000 active lenders on DeFi lending and borrowing platforms. The […]
Hi Guys, welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break, I’m your host Isabelle Castro. Lauren Crossett, CRO of Pinwheel While at Fintech Nexus’ USA conference, I sat down with Lauren Crossett, CRO of Pinwheel, before Day One to talk about alternative data and how it can impact people’s access to credit. Pinwheel focuses on providing access […]
Liquido, a paytech founded in Silicon Valley to simplify and optimize payment ecosystems in Latin America, recently announced that it raised $26 million in a funding round led by Index Venture. The funds Base Partners, Restive Ventures, Mantis VC, and UpHonest Capital also contributed to the round. With this new investment, the payment processing platform […]
Some interesting stories out of Washington this week where we saw two very different Senate hearings, one featuring the former CEO of SVB and the other featuring the current CEO of OpenAI. We also noted the launch of a new financial blockchain network, Q1 earnings from Nubank, and Truist launching a gamified savings app. Here […]
Tim Li Watch a replay of our weekly news roundup show with hosts Todd Anderson and John White, with special guest, fintech entrepreneur Timothy Li. This fast-paced show features the content leaders of Fintech Nexus discussing the biggest fintech news stories of the past week. The show can be viewed below. Author Fintech Nexus Staff […]
Colombia is one of the countries in Latin America with the most significant potential for entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, the lack of access to capital in this nation is still a problem that affects millions of small business owners who, lacking credit options in traditional banks, rely on informal loans to be able to finance the growth […]
The following is a guest post by Martin Rauchenwald and Philippe De Backer of Arthur D. Little. It was always fanciful, of course, to believe that the regulatory magic wand waved after the 2008 financial crisis would resolve every banking issue. But the hope was that it might start to pave the path to greater […]