News of banking

Argentina looks to ease bank reserve rules to boost liquidity

30-10-2025 15:31 Adjustment would aim to give banks more flexibility in managing their liquidity, though shift will only be marginal.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Meet the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up

15-09-2025 10:29 Who is MercadoLibre's new CEO, the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up? Ariel Szarfsztejn is inheriting the mantle of the e-commerce and fintech giant from Marcos Galperin at a time of mounting competition and talent constraints.

BANKING & FINANCE

Milei clashes with top banks amid Argentina’s liquidity squeeze

20-08-2025 08:35 Liquidity measures have stoked tensions between the government and the country’s banks; Discontent became evident during a meeting.

BANKING & FINTECH

UK fintech giant Revolut to acquire BNP’s Cetelem in Argentina

26-06-2025 14:46 Revolut, Europe’s largest digital bank, to acquire Argentina’s Banco Cetelem, a small local lender owned by BNP Paribas.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Mercado Pago will apply for Argentina banking licence

28-05-2025 23:27 Mercado Pago, the digital wallet and financial services arm of MercadoLibre, will request a banking licence from Argentina’s Central Bank.

FINANCE & BANKING

Court halts transformation of Banco Nación into limited company

26-02-2025 18:06 Judge suspends implementation of decree from President Javier Milei seeking to transform state-owned Banco Nación into a limited company.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei opens up Argentina's largest bank to private capital

20-02-2025 13:15 Before travelling to the United States, Milei signs decree transforming Banco Nación into a public limited company; Privatisation had been previously proposed by the government, but Congress rejected it.

FINANCE & BUSINESS

Nubank is taking new look at Argentina under Milei, CEO says

23-10-2024 12:13 Nubank “will watch” Argentina over the next 12 months, and is “taking a new look” at the country under President Javier Milei, says Chief Executive Officer David Vélez.

ECONOMY & POLITICS

Banco de la Nación wants to sell debt after a 30-year hiatus

09-10-2024 12:11 Daniel Tillard, the new head of Argentina’s largest bank, wants state-run Banco de la Nación to re-enter international capital markets for the first time in three decades.

FINANCES & BANKING

Mercado Libre hits back at Argentina's banks for ‘cartel’ tactics

26-08-2024 14:57 Mercado Libre accuses Argentine banks of “illegally concentrating” under one payments platform as an anti-competitive tactic against the company’s fintech arm, Mercado Pago.

MARKETS

President Milei proves boon and curse for Argentine bank stocks

02-07-2024 11:30 Argentine banking stocks in New York are tumbling as the government slashes interest rates and crimps new borrowing.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

HSBC joins firms exiting Argentina amid Milei's economic makeover

10-04-2024 15:24 Foreign companies reluctance contrasts with local optimism; Exxon and Clorox decided to divest investments in Argentina.

BANKING & BUSINESS

HSBC sells Argentina division to Banco Galicia for US$550 million

09-04-2024 12:12 HSBC will sell its Argentina operation to Grupo Financiero Galicia for US$550 million, subject to price adjustments. Deal includes all of HSBC Argentina’s business, which ranges from banking to asset management and insurance, as well as US$100 million of subordinated debt.

CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Bitcoin a dud in El Salvador, first country to make it legal tender

11-01-2024 13:10 A poll released Wednesday showed that 88% of El Salvadorans did not use bitcoin last year in El Salvador, the first country anywhere to make the cryptocurrency a form of legal tender.

Presidential handover

Argentina stops banks from hoarding dollars ahead of devaluation

07-12-2023 13:34 Central Bank limits amount of foreign currency the nation’s commercial lenders can hold, in a push to discourage US dollar hoarding ahead of an expected devaluation by president-elect Javier Milei.

TRANSITION OF POWER

Argentine banks flee to one-day notes amid government transition

24-11-2023 14:34 Banks are fleeing to short-term notes for even more liquid securities as President-Elect Javier Milei’s vague comments on the debt have stoked concern over how he’ll handle the assets.

News of banking

Argentina looks to ease bank reserve rules to boost liquidity

Meet the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up

Milei clashes with top banks amid Argentina’s liquidity squeeze

UK fintech giant Revolut to acquire BNP’s Cetelem in Argentina

Mercado Pago will apply for Argentina banking licence

Court halts transformation of Banco Nación into limited company

Milei opens up Argentina's largest bank to private capital

Nubank is taking new look at Argentina under Milei, CEO says

Banco de la Nación wants to sell debt after a 30-year hiatus

Mercado Libre hits back at Argentina's banks for ‘cartel’ tactics

President Milei proves boon and curse for Argentine bank stocks

HSBC joins firms exiting Argentina amid Milei's economic makeover

HSBC sells Argentina division to Banco Galicia for US$550 million

Bitcoin a dud in El Salvador, first country to make it legal tender

Argentina stops banks from hoarding dollars ahead of devaluation

Argentine banks flee to one-day notes amid government transition

Work hard, play hard: Global stars make the most of Buenos Aires

US banks shift from US$20-billion Argentina rescue, WSJ says

AFA sparks controversy as Rosario Central are handed 'new' title

Court revisits driver’s bribery testimony in ‘Cuadernos’ corruption trial

Former ANDIS disability agency chief denies charges in widening bribery case

Condenaron a perpetua a la empleada doméstica que asesinó al ingeniero Roberto Wolfenson en un country

Según el Wall Street Journal, bancos de EE.UU. frenan el rescate de US$20.000 millones a Argentina y evalúan un préstamo menor

Ricardo Lorenzetti defendió a Néstor Kirchner, denunció que Mauricio Macri lo "persiguió" y reflexionó sobre el lawfare

El Gobierno presentaría la auditoría de la Agencia Nacional de Discapacidad antes de fin de año

Macri contó su episodio extremo con bicicletas en China y apuntó a Bullrich y Larreta por la ruptura del PRO