15 Jan 26 @ 21:16
Digital wallets have emerged as the fastest-growing payment method in Brazilian e-commerce, overtaking every major alternative as adoption accelerates among younger consumers and previously underbanked populations. According to an analysis... read more
17 Nov 25 @ 18:09
Brazil’s instant payments system, Pix, is preparing to cross a symbolic threshold as it marks its fifth anniversary. According to a new analysis by EBANX, monthly Pix transactions could reach... read more
08 Apr 25 @ 15:05
The ongoing transformation of Latin America’s payments ecosystem is attracting major international players, with alternative payments methods (APMs) such as Pix and digital wallets becoming central to expansion strategies. A... read more
13 Mar 25 @ 15:38
The digital payments sector in Latin America is experiencing digital-first financial institutions increasingly dominating online card transactions. Nowhere is this shift more pronounced than in Brazil, where 41% of online... read more
12 Sep 24 @ 14:32
Brazil’s instant payment system Pix is set to surpass credit cards as the most widely used payment method in Brazilian digital commerce by next year, according to Payments and Commerce... read more
29 Sep 23 @ 14:33
As cross-border payment volumes grow and technology becomes more sophisticated, we look at high-risk and lower-volume payments markets to find out what’s happening. Is now the time for major international... read more
16 Nov 22 @ 18:09
With a young, dynamic population and a growing economy, Brazil is a hot market for global payments players. But will endemic fraud problems and technical challenges blunt its attraction? There’s... read more
10 May 22 @ 11:56
In a region where about half the population still doesn’t have a bank account, new payment types are unlocking the potential of the Latin American market for online merchants as... read more
30 Mar 22 @ 17:34
If markets like Brazil, Colombia and Argentina are digitising their financial services sector faster than anywhere else on Earth, then they are also experiencing rampant fraud attempts in digital channels.... read more
25 Nov 21 @ 12:57
Latin America’s digital commerce market is expected to grow by 37% by the end of 2021 and expand at a double-digit pace across the region through 2025. Some of LatAm’s... read more
17 Jun 21 @ 09:42
Credit cards are the most used payment method for e-commerce purchases in Latin America. But that doesn’t mean these are the preferred payment methods in the region – only that... read more
19 May 21 @ 09:53
Latin America is still the next big thing when it comes to e-commerce – COVID-19 has just emphasized this. Currently, two consultancy firms Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) and Euromonitor place... read more
11 Jul 14 @ 11:24
Barclays plans to expand its use of voice biometrics to streamline authentication when clients call the bank, but the technology is still not widely trusted or understood. Barclays has been... read more
14 Apr 26 @ 20:03
Visa is stepping up its push into agentic commerce with the launch of Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new tool intended to help businesses plug into AI-driven s... more
21 Apr 26 @ 14:35
Revolut is beginning to sound more like a future public market heavyweight than a fast-growing European fintech. Chief executive Nik Storonsky has said the com... more
16 Apr 26 @ 11:46
American Express is positioning itself early for what could become one of the next major shifts in digital payments: AI agents that do more than recommend produ... more