BLOOMBERG Fintech firm Ualá to start giving personal loans in Mexico 05-12-2022 17:06 Ualá will begin offering loans for its clients in Mexico through its alliance with Mexican bank ABC Capital.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS British pound collapse erodes international trust in UK 28-09-2022 23:41 The UK thought it had the trust of markets — until it didn’t. Now homeowners and businesses will likely have to pay the price.
BLOOMBERG Ualá acquires ‘buy now pay later’ company Ceibo Creditos 06-09-2022 12:53 Argentina's Ualá has acquired Ceibo Créditos, a fintech firm specialising in providing credit and financial services that include "buy now, pay later" options.
Olivosgate Judge to close ‘Olivosgate’ case in exchange for donations by president, first lady 23-05-2022 19:07 Judge agrees to close criminal proceedings against President Alberto Fernández and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez relating to illegal birthday dinner at presidential residence during Covid lockdown, in exchange for reparations totalling three million pesos.
BLOOMBERG Ualá launches mobile payments for small businesses in Mexico 28-04-2022 10:19 Argentina’s Ualá mobile payments company is expanding into merchant services in Mexico.
FINTECH Central Bank chief Miguel Ángel Pesce: ‘Not all fintechs are the same’ 04-02-2022 01:15 Central Bank chief Miguel Ángel Pesce responds to questions on fintech and their regulation in Argentina. Extract taken from recent interview with Perfil's Jorge Fontevecchia. by Jorge Fontevecchia
IMF DEBT TALKS IMF debt deal: The roots of Argentina's economic crisis 28-01-2022 22:05 Argentina, which has been battling a deep economic crisis since 2018, has unveiled a new debt repayment deal with the International Monetary Fund.
BLOOMBERG Argentine fintech Ualá launches in Colombia amid LatAm expansion 27-01-2022 16:42 Mobile payments startup Ualá is kicking off operations in Colombia, its third market in Latin America after Argentina and Mexico.
REMEMBRANCE Argentines commemorate 20th anniversary of 2001 crisis at Plaza de Mayo 20-12-2021 12:57 December 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the so-called 'corralito,' which led to protests and riots that ended up in then-president Fernando De la Rúa's resignation from office.
TWO DECADES ON Argentines recall nation’s worst ever crisis, 20 years on 18-12-2021 08:48 This weekend marks two decades since Argentina's worst-ever financial crisis, which was accompanied by a period of civil and political unrest and rioting across the nation.
BLOOMBERG Argentine fintech start-up Ualá starts its own brokerage service 08-12-2021 08:51 Company to allow dollar purchases at parallel exchange rate; Start-up is ramping up investment after last funding round.
FRENTE DE TODOS Cristina sets stage for IMF talks – with a message to the opposition and a memo for Alberto 30-11-2021 16:06 Argentina's vice-president breaks her silence, asking the opposition to accompany negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. by Rosario Ayerdi
BLOOMBERG Argentine fintech Ualá buys Mexican bank ABC Capital 05-11-2021 02:07 Argentine financial services startup Ualá has reached an agreement to buy Mexican bank ABC Capital SA, as part of its bid to keep growing abroad.
PANDORA PAPERS LEAK Chile's opposition accuses President Piñera after Pandora Papers report 06-10-2021 13:01 Opposition lawmakers in Chile said Tuesday they will present a parliamentary charge that could lead to the removal of President Sebastian Piñera following allegations related to the Pandora Papers leak.
PANDORA PAPERS LEAK Pandora Papers: the latest mega leak on tax-dodging 06-10-2021 09:35 The Pandora Papers leak is the latest – and biggest – to shine a light on tax evasion of the rich and powerful from the whistleblowing International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
PANDORA PAPERS LEAK Argentina ranks third for offshore bank accounts in 'Pandora Papers' leak 05-10-2021 09:25 New leak of nearly 12 million documents from financial services firms shows how elite use tax havens to stash assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Number of Argentines appear, including Gianfranco and Mariano Macri, Jaime Durán Barba, Daniel Muñoz, Ángel Di María, Javier Mascherano, Mauricio Pochettino and Zulemita Menem.
PANDORA PAPERS LEAK World leaders scramble to limit 'Pandora Papers' damage 04-10-2021 13:20 More than a dozen heads of state and government, from Jordan to Azerbaijan, Kenya and the Czech Republic, have used offshore tax havens to hide assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a far-reaching new investigation by the ICIJ media consortium.
PANDORA PAPERS LEAK Panama law firm heavily implicated in 'Pandora Papers' revelations 04-10-2021 13:01 Prestigious Panamanian law firm was named in the so-called 'Pandora Papers' as implicated in the creation of offshore shell companies meant to hide money in tax havens for more than 160 politicians and public figures.
PANDORA PAPERS Here are the biggest revelations from the Pandora Papers leak 04-10-2021 10:19 Huge leak of financial records reveals offshore financial assets of dozens of current and former world leaders and hundreds of politicians from Asia and the Middle East to Latin America.
Bloomberg Argentina’s Ualá valued at US$2.45 billion after financing round 13-08-2021 12:16 Pierpaolo Barbier's Ualá valued at US$2.45 billion in a financing round led by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp and Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings.
BLOOMBERG Argentina’s Ualá to buy billionaire Eurnekian’s digital bank 10-04-2021 08:40 Argentine fintech Ualá reached an agreement to buy local billionaire Eduardo Eurnekian’s digital bank Wilobank, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
NEW REPORT Argentines have US$250 billion stashed outside financial system, says INDEC 03-04-2021 08:47 Deposits in bank accounts abroad,safety deposit boxes at home or hidden "under the mattress," shares, bonds all contribute to this total.