Hi guys. Welcome to the Fintech Coffee Break. I’m your host, Isabelle Castro, and today I shared my coffee break with Alex de Vries, founder of Digiconomist. The Digiconomist is laser-focused on tracking the ecological impact of DeFi’s largest blockchains. Paying particular attention to bitcoin, Alex has conducted a number of studies into digital currencies […]
Mexico continues to be among the countries seeing the most growth in their fintech ecosystem this year. Fairplay, a Mexican e-commerce revenue-based financing platform, recently announced that it had secured a $100 million credit line from Community Investment Management LLC (CIM). Fairplay provides technology and financing solutions for e-commerce businesses and marketplace sellers in Mexico. […]
Banking news dominated the week again with First Republic, as expected, being seized by the FDIC and then sold to JPMorgan. This caused investor jitters about other regional banks and the FDIC has recommended some changes to its insurance program. We also heard from Apple’s new savings account and an optimistic report about the future […]
Nicole Casperson Watch the replay of our live weekly news roundup show with hosts Todd Anderson and Peter Renton, with special guest Nicole Casperson of Fintech Is Femme. This fast-paced show features the content leaders of Fintech Nexus discussing the biggest fintech news stories of the past week. The replay can be viewed below. 26 […]
The central bank of Brazil will kick off its digital currency pilot project this month, one of the most advanced initiatives regarding CBDCs in Latin America and potentially a turning point for the technology in the region. The regulator will select at least ten companies- from banks to fintechs and financial brokers – to test […]
Business considerations may prevent many large banks from tackling financial inclusion, but the technology supporting a successful inclusion program exists. One company providing those services is SunTec, a leader in relationship-based pricing. Inclusion and relationship-based systems President Amit Dua said both commercial and consumer clients should expect products and services priced based on their relationship […]
Creditas — Brazil’s largest fintech for secured loans — is accelerating its steps to demonstrate to the market that it is getting closer to its break-even point. This is what the company’s Q1 2023 results indicate. According to Creditas’ recently released figures, the company recorded a loss of $26 million in the first three months […]
At this time every year, we do the Fintech Nexus USA preview show. Our big annual event is coming up next week on May 10-11. Tickets are still available, you can register here to receive 15% off (discount will be applied automatically). On this episode of the Fintech One-on-One podcast, I chat with Todd Anderson, Chief Content Officer and […]
PitchIt is back and better than ever for its 9th year! PitchIt, a competition for fintech startups, provides selected finalists unparalleled access to industry experts and invaluable exposure, branding, and more. 16 semifinalists. Best and Brightest VCs. 1 chance to Change your Future. Semifinal round 2 Ascent Calque Uplinq Neofin Debbie Glide LamaAI The People’s […]
E-commerce giant Mercado Libre May 3 reported triple growth in net profits during the first quarter, with fintech as the fastest-growing category within the $60 billion Latin American company. With headquarters in Argentina, Mercado Libre booked $201 million in net income in the period, up from $65 million in the year-ago quarter. More substantial revenue […]