As instant payment systems expand across Latin America, Colombia’s Bre-B posted its highest transaction volume since launch on April 30, 2026: 7 million operations processed and COP $1.48 trillion ($1.48 billion Colombian pesos, in the local “billones” scale) moved in a single day.
EBANX, a payment technology company connecting merchants with consumers and businesses in emerging markets, announced the expansion of its recurring alternative payment methods (APMs) offering to six additional countries: the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa, Colombia, and Peru.
The country that is next in line to develop a comprehensive nationwide instant payment system in LatAm, Colombia has a range of promising fintech startups striving to transform the way money flows nationwide.
Colombia’s real-time payment system Bre-B is rewriting the regional playbook and the numbers are hard to ignore.
Santander is gradually building a powerful payments network across Latin America and its latest move into Colombia could change how businesses scale across borders.
Colombia is preparing to scale its new instant payments system, Bre-B, positioning it as a cornerstone of the country’s push toward real-time, low-cost digital transactions. But as rollout progresses, comparisons with Brazil’s highly successful Pix system are intensifying, raising questions about whether Colombia can truly replicate, or even surpass, its regional counterpart.
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.
Latin America’s largest digital bank entered 2026 with fresh momentum. In late February, Reuters reported that Nubank closed 2025 with approximately 131 million customers, marking roughly 15% year-over-year growth, alongside a 50% rise in quarterly net profit. The results reflect not only continued dominance in Brazil but sustained expansion in Mexico and Colombia — the […]
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A prolonged technological outage at Bancolombia, one of Colombia’s largest financial institutions, has reignited debate among industry leaders and regulators about how to ensure minimum availability standards and robust response protocols for critical shared infrastructure such as Bre-B, the nation’s instant payment system.
A new RUSI report reveals that wildlife laundering has become a sophisticated financial crime used by criminal networks to mask illegal profits through seemingly legitimate businesses.
Este artículo ofrece un análisis y proyecciones sobre las principales tendencias del mercado a seguir en Latinoamérica, basadas en informes de McKinsey, el Banco Mundial Global Findex, Ravelin, Visa y otras fuentes de reconocido prestigio.
Ant International has announced a strategic investment in R2, a Latin America native embedded lending infrastructure company, to expand access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region.
Colombia has taken a major leap toward faster, more inclusive payments with the national launch of Bre-B, the country’s new real-time payments rail.
Paysend Instant Global Transfers are now live in Kyrgyzstan, with further rollout scheduled for Mexico and Colombia.
Latin America (Latam), being one of the most prospective fintech markets globally, was chosen by Solidgate as the next destination for its payment infrastructure expansion via the partnership with Uruguay-based startup Bamboo.
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