News of fintech

Labour reforms revive tensions between banks and fintechs

Yesterday 22:19 President Milei's upcoming labour reform plan is reviving longstanding tensions between the country’s banks and its fast-growing financial technology platforms.

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.

BUSINESS & BANKING

Argentine fintech Tapi buys Mastercard unit in Mexico expansion

27-06-2025 13:15 Argentine payments services startup tapi has acquired the bill payment and cash-handling operations of Mastercard’s Arcus in Mexico, part of a bid to double-down on Latin America’s second-largest economy.

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

MercadoLibre CEO steps aside after 25 years for chairman job

22-05-2025 08:53 Billionaire founder Marcos Galperin will step down as CEO of e-commerce and financial services giant Mercado Libre in January 2026.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Mercado Libre to invest US$2.6 billion in Argentina this year

09-04-2025 17:31 US$2.6-billion investment marks a 53% increase on last year’s figure and forms part of a wider regional expansion drive.

START-UPS

Dozen Latin America start-ups flagged as top unicorn candidates

11-02-2025 17:01 At least a dozen tech firms in the region could cross the coveted US$1-billion valuation mark this year, according to specialised platform Distrito.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Ualá reaches US$2.75-billion valuation in new funding

11-11-2024 13:39 Fintech firm Ualá has raised US$300 million from investors at a valuation of US$2.75 billion, underlining its position as one of the most valuable start-ups in Latin America.

ECONOMY

Argentina’s reign of cash tips nears its end amid a fintech boom

10-08-2024 15:31 Tips are finally going digital in Argentina thanks to both a boom in financial technology.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Kaszek, Andreessen back Argentina fintech Tapi in US$22-million round

12-07-2024 12:26 Argentine financial technology startup Tapi raises US$22 million in venture funding in a Series A round.

News of fintech

Labour reforms revive tensions between banks and fintechs

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

Argentine fintech Tapi buys Mastercard unit in Mexico expansion

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

MercadoLibre CEO steps aside after 25 years for chairman job

Mercado Libre to invest US$2.6 billion in Argentina this year

Dozen Latin America start-ups flagged as top unicorn candidates

Ualá reaches US$2.75-billion valuation in new funding

Argentina’s reign of cash tips nears its end amid a fintech boom

Kaszek, Andreessen back Argentina fintech Tapi in US$22-million round

Aerolíneas Argentinas adds 18 Boeing and Airbus aircraft to its fleet

Milei cutbacks sends Buenos Aires’ railways back to 1990s

The tectonic fracture of Argentina’s economy

High corruption in Argentina

The world is becoming a more dangerous place

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La Justicia investiga la compra de una mansión de lujo en Pilar que vecinos y Tévez vinculan con el tesorero de la AFA

Echaron a un funcionario de Kicillof por pedir la renuncia de Cristina Kirchner a la presidencia del PJ: "No hay lugar para librepensadores"

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Una encuesta revela el hartazgo de la gente con el Chiqui Tapia y los manejos de la AFA