Tagged: idb

October 8, 2023 @ 2:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) has published a report on the crypto ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). CCAF is the leading research organization in the world studying innovation in financial services – Fintech. The Centre is noted for its evidence-based… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 10:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ecuador-based BuenTrip Ventures, a Latin American-focused VC fund, and accelerator, has secured its first institutional investor in its second fund. The funding included the participation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through IDB Lab. IDB Lab aims to support innovation and the development of the… Read More

August 30, 2022 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), the top academic group studying Fintech, has published a report on digital finance in Latin America and its impact on SMEs’ access to capital. The SME Access to Digital Finance Study: A Deep Dive into the Latin America… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 4:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The IDB Group and Colombia’s Davivienda Bank have completed the first blockchain-based bonds in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDG Group includes the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Invest and IDB Lab.  Davivienda Bank, part of Grupo Bolívar, is the second largest bank by gross… Read More

May 29, 2022 @ 8:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Latin America and the Caribbean has emerged as a red hot region for Fintech development. A portion of the world long dominated by incumbent banks and other established service providers, Fintech has emerged as a fast track path to provide traditional and highly sophisticated services… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 10:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced on Thursday it has teamed up with CITI Innovation Labs to create cross-border payments from the U.S. to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean using blockchain and tokenized money. According to IDB, The LACChain Blockchain Network-enabled several disbursements… Read More

February 28, 2021 @ 9:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Block.one, a U.S.-based blockchain software developer, recently announced it has joined the LACChain, a global alliance led by the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Lab) to accelerate the development of an open and interoperable blockchain ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean. LACChain reported that… Read More

January 17, 2019 @ 3:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month, CI covered the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) Americas Report. Overall, alternative finance grew 26% with the US dominating the sector as the largest market in the region. But digging into Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), this market grew by a huge 94%… Read More

April 16, 2018 @ 7:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is out with report covering the topic of Fintech Sandboxes. These new step in fostering financial innovation was first launched in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) but the concept has since been replicated in a growing number… Read More

November 3, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Centre for Alternative Finance at University of Cambridge Judge Business School and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation team at Chicago Booth School of Business have joined forces to initiate the  2015 Americas Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey.  This landmark survey is the first comprehensive and empirical assessment of crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending (marketplace lending)… Read More

October 15, 2015 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Chicago Booth School of Business are jointly launching the 2015 Americas Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey. This survey will be the first comprehensive and empirical assessment… Read More