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Brazil’s Digital Bank Nubank Reports Significant Investments Made by Clients in ETFs

Five months after Nubank (NYSE: NU) launched its first index funds (ETFs) through its investment fund manager, Nu Asset, Nu Renda Ibov Smart Dividendos (NDIV11) and Nu Ibov Smart Dividendos (NSDV11) have already “accumulated R$57 million in investments, with R$23 million in NSDV11 and R$34… Read More

Israeli Fintech Firm Nayax Acquires VMtecnologia, Expands into Latin America

Israeli Fintech firm Nayax has solidified its position in the Latin American market with the recent acquisition of VMtecnologia, a key player in the technology provision for the automated self-service industry in Brazil. This move, marking the company’s second acquisition in just over four months,… Read More

MercadoLibre Appoints New Fintech Chief in Brazil to Boost Financial Product Offerings

MercadoLibre Inc., the powerhouse of e-commerce and payments in Latin America, has appointed Andre Chaves as the head of its fintech division, Mercado Pago, in the country, according to a Bloomberg report. Chaves, 41, steps into his new role with a rich background in corporate… Read More

Regtech Prove Identity and TargetData to Expand Operations into Brazil

Prove Identity, Inc., the global enabler of digital identity, announced a strategic business partnership in Brazil with TargetData, one of Brazil’s big data analysis companies. The agreement will enable more large companies in Brazil to access Prove’s digital identity verification and authentication solutions. The alliance… Read More

Brazil’s Digital Banking Platform Nubank Reports $1B+ Full Year Net Profit

Nu Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NU), one of the largest digital financial services platforms, released its Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 financial results. Financial results are expressed “in U.S. dollars and are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).” David Vélez, founder and… Read More

Real-Time International Payments: Ebury and Fintech Nium to Enable Remittance Service in Brazil

Ebury, one of the largest fintech companies specializing in transactions for SMEs, announced its partnership expansion with Nium, the enabler of real-time global payments, to deliver a groundbreaking global remittance service in Brazil. The announcement follows regulatory “approval of Ebury’s acquisition of Brazilian fintech Bexs,… Read More

Latin America: Brazil’s Nubank Introduces New Investment Option

Nubank (NYSE:NU) has just expanded its investment offerings by bringing another new option to its customers: starting this week, the CDB IPCA (Certificate of Deposit tied to the Consumer Price Index) will be gradually available to users on the app. With this addition, customers will… Read More

Bitso Releases Data on Crypto Usage with Update on Digital Asset Landscape in Latin America

Bitso —the financial services company powered by crypto in Latin America— released the first edition of its Crypto Landscape in Latin America: Report H2 2023, in which it reveals the importance that “the use of blockchain and crypto assets have gained, both in the region… Read More

Digital Banking: Nubank Security Feature “Modo Rua” Now Has 1.5 Million Users

Nubank (NYSE:NU), which claims to be one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, reaches the milestone of 1.5 million users of “Modo Rua,” a security feature that allows users to set a maximum total value for transactions via Pix, TED, or boleto… Read More

Coinbase Aims to Share Perspective with Brazil’s Central Bank on Regulatory Framework for VASPs

The Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) is consulting with stakeholders on a future regulatory regime, and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is pleased to share their perspectives on how to implement a comprehensive regulatory scheme for Virtual Assets Service Providers. Crypto creates economic freedom by ensuring that people… Read More

Brazil’s Nubank Introduces Nu Selic Simples with Focus on National Treasury Bonds

Nubank (NYSE:NU), which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, announces its newest product developed by Nu Asset: Nu Selic Simples. With a majority allocation in post-fixed public bonds from the National Treasury (LFTs – Financial Letters of the Treasury),… Read More

Brazil’s Central Bank Releases Guidelines for Pix Automático Product to Enhance Recurring Payments

Banco Central do Brasil has released operational guidelines for the Pix Automático product. Pix Automático will be available to the population in October 2024. The new feature is designed “to streamline recurring payments, including monthly service fees.” The launch of Pix Automático is drawing near…. Read More

Digital Banking: Brazil’s Nubank Marks 10 Years of Operations with Launch of Innovative Products in 2023

2023 marked Nubank’s (NYSE:NU) tenth anniversary with further innovation from one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms. Over the past 12 months, the company has “launched over 45 new solutions to give people more autonomy and security in managing their finances.” With significant… Read More

Digital Banking: Nubank Continues to Expand Investment Product Offerings

Nubank (NYSE:NU), which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital financial services platforms, continues to expand its investment product offerings. Gradually, over the next few weeks, the company’s customers in Brazil will “be able to access and trade Real Estate Credit Bonds (LCI) and… Read More

Stablecoin Adoption: Circle and Nubank to Extend USDC Access to Brazilian Consumers

Circle and Nubank (NYSE:NU), which claims to be one of the world’s largest digital financial platforms serving 90 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia, announced a partnership to extend USDC access to Brazilian Nubank customers. Circle’s USDC is the reported as being one of the… Read More

Digital Banking: Brazil’s Nubank Announces Expansion of Caixinhas or Money Boxes for Business Account Clients

Nubank (NYSE:NU), one of the largest digital financial services platforms, announces the expansion of Caixinhas (Money Boxes) for business account customers. Launched in July 2022 for individual users, the feature “allows financial organization and planning in an uncomplicated, customizable way, with a yield.” The feature… Read More

Inter&Co Fintech Super App Reports 24% Increase in Users, Now Above 30 Million

Brazilian Fintech Inter&Co. says it has now surpassed 30 million users, an increase of 24% year over a year. Inter&Co. is a “super app” that provides a range of financial services like payments, credit, insurance and investments. João Vitor Menin, CEO of Inter&Co, said the… Read More

Report Indicates Apple is Working with Pismo in Brazil

A report this week appears to indicate that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working with a Fintech in Brazil – perhaps to bring Apple Fintech services to life in the South American country and maybe elsewhere in the region. Braxil has emerged as a hot country for… Read More

Digital Banking: Nubank Introduces Limit Transfer between Personal and Business Cards

Nubank (NYSE:NU) has just launched a tool to make the lives of its over 3 million SME account holders even easier. Gradually, Nu’s business customers will “be able to transfer the limit of their personal credit card to their business card.” This innovative feature allows… Read More

Crypto Adoption in LatAm: Nubank to Add Polkadot (DOT), Avalanche (AVAX), Stella Lumens (XLM), Arbitrum (ARB), Optimism (OP)

The Nubank (NYSE:NU) Cripto crypto currency trading platform is currently evolving, and is announcing today five new options for Nubank customers. Over the next few weeks, gradually, the user base “will gain access to the digital currencies Polkadot (DOT), Avalanche (AVAX), Stella Lumens (XLM), Arbitrum… Read More

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