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In saturated markets, such as B2C BNPL, differentiators are key to product stickiness. Old-school elements may have a place in some sectors.
The central bank of Brazil is gearing up to launch Pix Automatico, a form of direct debit through instant payment system Pix.
Wagner Ruiz, Co-founder of EBANX, talked at the Fintech Nexus LatAm 2022 event about the outlook for payment innovation in emerging markets.
The ECB announced the results of their two year digital euro investigation. Many questions still stand. They have decided to move forward.
Providing customer service is expensive, particularly when it comes to payments. And people prefer to do self-service anyway as long as you give them easy options.
SoFi is the first bank to begin 'Pay in 4' within the Mastercard Instalments program that began in Mid-December.
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Environmental concerns drive many to reject the idea of CBDCs but research suggests they could actually be an improvement.
In the west we take it for granted that the vast majority of people have internet access. But that is not true in the developing world. For digital payments to take off there we need to develop robust offline payments infrastructure.
This new digital solution will be available in January and users will be able to access the fintech's services through Walo's physical points and app.
Fintech Clara launched a high-yield payment account in Brazil as it aims to double down on the South American market.