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The Global Rise of Instant Payments: How Real-Time Rails Are Reshaping Finance Across Every Region
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The Global Rise of Instant Payments: How Real-Time Rails Are Reshaping Finance Across Every Region

Instant payment market worth $34 billion in 2025 is on a trajectory that could see it approach $500 billion by 2034. The data from regulators and payment providers around the world tell a story of adoption that is accelerating faster than anticipated.

EBANX Opens Singapore Headquarters After Recording Best-Ever 48% Payment Volume Growth in 2025
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EBANX Opens Singapore Headquarters After Recording Best-Ever 48% Payment Volume Growth in 2025

The Brazilian-founded payments giant EBANX is planting its APAC flag in Singapore — now home to its Chief Product Officer and 25 senior specialists, as it rides a wave of record growth across Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

Akurateco Payment Hub Partners with Kushki to Expand PSP Access Across Latin America
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Akurateco Payment Hub Partners with Kushki to Expand PSP Access Across Latin America

Payment infrastructure provider Akurateco has announced a strategic partnership with Latin American payments company Kushki aimed at expanding payment service provider (PSP) connectivity and strengthening digital payment capabilities across the region.

Fintech Startups Expand Their Ambitions Wanting to Be Your Phone, Your Paycheck, and Your Portfolio
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Fintech Startups Expand Their Ambitions Wanting to Be Your Phone, Your Paycheck, and Your Portfolio

Three fintech launches this week reveal how far the industry startups have moved beyond banking: a business app that now includes a mobile plan, a wage-access card for UAE workers, and a Brazilian super-app that pulls in investments from rival institutions.

Brazil’s Pix Expands to Argentina and Reshapes Crypto in Latin America
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Brazil’s Pix Expands to Argentina and Reshapes Crypto in Latin America

Brazil’s central bank has officially extended its Pix instant payments system to Brazilians living in Argentina, in a move that could accelerate an already dramatic crypto adoption surge across the region.

Pix vs. Crypto: Cómo Brasil Está Ganando la Batalla Contra la Inflación sin Bitcoin
Blockchain & Crypto

Pix vs. Crypto: Cómo Brasil Está Ganando la Batalla Contra la Inflación sin Bitcoin

En 2020, cuando el Banco Central de Brasil lanzó Pix — su sistema de pagos instantáneos gratuito y disponible las 24 horas, pocos imaginaban que en menos de seis años se convertiría en uno de los experimentos de política monetaria más relevantes del siglo XXI. Hoy, con más de 160 millones de usuarios activos y […]

LatAm Payment Systems Compared: Who Is Winning the Race for the Latin American Wallet in 2026?
Fintech & Ecommerce

LatAm Payment Systems Compared: Who Is Winning the Race for the Latin American Wallet in 2026?

PIX rewrote the rules in Brazil, SPEI holds firm in Mexico, and OXXO still helps 50 million unbanked consumers shop online with cash. We break down how six competing payment ecosystems are shaping the most dynamic payments market on the planet.

Pix Acelera su Expansión Internacional: Cómo Argentina y Uruguay se Integran al Sistema de Pagos Instantáneos Más Usado de Brasil
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Pix Acelera su Expansión Internacional: Cómo Argentina y Uruguay se Integran al Sistema de Pagos Instantáneos Más Usado de Brasil

Uno de los sistemas de pagos instantáneos más utilizados del mundo ya no se limita a las fronteras de su país de origen. Pix, la infraestructura creada por el Banco Central do Brasil, está ampliando su presencia internacional gracias a alianzas con fintechs y proveedores de pago en América Latina. Argentina y Uruguay se han […]

Apple Faces Regulatory Heat in Brazil Over iPhone NFC Access
Fintech & Ecommerce

Apple Faces Regulatory Heat in Brazil Over iPhone NFC Access

Apple is under scrutiny in Brazil as local banks and regulators challenge its control over iPhone NFC payments. The dispute could reshape mobile payments, impacting Apple Pay, Pix integration, and competition in Brazil’s fintech market.

IPVA 2026 em Minas Gerais — Guia Explicativo
Finance & Economics

IPVA 2026 em Minas Gerais — Guia Explicativo

O IPVA 2026 é o Imposto sobre a Propriedade de Veículos Automotores que os proprietários de carros, motos e outros veículos precisam pagar todos os anos em Minas Gerais. Esse tributo é obrigatório e faz parte da documentação legal do veículo para poder circular normalmente ao longo de 2026.

Emerging Economies Are Most Bullish on Crypto Opportunities
Blockchain & Crypto

Emerging Economies Are Most Bullish on Crypto Opportunities

The latest research on crypto market sentiment released by CryptoNinjas proves that global interest in crypto is shifting from historically affluent economies to emerging markets where bullish sentiment is booming.

Tencent Cloud and Treeal Bring PalmAI Biometric Service to Brazil
Fintech & Ecommerce

Tencent Cloud and Treeal Bring PalmAI Biometric Service to Brazil

Palm payments are coming to Brazil as Tencent joins efforts with Treeal to launch its PalmAI biometric service in this eager for payment innovation market.

Brazilian Fintech Agibank’s U.S. IPO Confirms Renewed Investor Appetite for Latin American Digital Banks
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Brazilian Fintech Agibank’s U.S. IPO Confirms Renewed Investor Appetite for Latin American Digital Banks

Agibank’s planned U.S. IPO aims to raise up to $785 million at a valuation of about $3.3 billion, underscoring recent resurgence of global capital market interest in Brazilian fintechs.

Nubank Secures Conditional Approval to Form U.S. National Bank
Fintech & Ecommerce

Nubank Secures Conditional Approval to Form U.S. National Bank

Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national bank in the United States.

Brazilian Fintech PicPay Raises $434M in US IPO, Marking Return of Latin American Listings
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Brazilian Fintech PicPay Raises $434M in US IPO, Marking Return of Latin American Listings

Brazilian digital banking and payments platform PicPay has successfully priced its initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, raising approximately $434 million and marking the first significant U.S. listing by a Brazilian company in over four years.

Nubank Hits 112 Million Customers, Becomes Brazil’s Biggest Private Bank
Fintech & Ecommerce

Nubank Hits 112 Million Customers, Becomes Brazil’s Biggest Private Bank

Brazil’s digital challenger Nubank has now crossed a mark of 112 million customers, becoming the largest private financial institution in the country’s financial landscape and the most popular fintech in LatAm.