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Top 5 Emerging Fintech Hotspots in 2018 [Page 1]

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The number of financial technology companies is on a rise, and every year many of these new companies as well as established ones choose to situate themselves in cities that are not San Francisco or New York. In some cases, the establishment of one powerful player in a region automatically turns a place into a […].

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SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit

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Latin America-based AlphaCredit has signed up for a funding round to raise $125 million, led by SoftBank’s Latin America fund. AlphaCredit is a FinTech platform with a focus on consumer lending and finance solutions. It provides credit lines to individuals and has usually worked in communities without much access to banks.

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SoftBank Earmarks $1B For eCommerce, Healthcare And FinTech In LatAm

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SoftBank will add $1 billion this year to its $5 billion Latin America Fund introduced in 2019, adding to last year’s $1.6 Its investment in Latin America this year will target eCommerce, healthcare, FinTech and other industries, as it looks at about 650 firms in the region. billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Feb.

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PayPal Deepens LATAM Reach With MercadoLibre Integration

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Digital payments firm PayPal is turning to Latin America to strengthen its position in the eCommerce payments and remittance arenas. At the time, MercadoLibre CEO Marcos Galperin said the investment would accelerate the company’s growth and leadership to “foster financial inclusion in Latin America.”

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PayPal Deepens LATAM Reach With Mercado Libre Integration

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Digital payments firm PayPal is turning to Latin America to strengthen its position in the eCommerce payments and remittance arenas. At the time, Mercado Libre CEO Marcos Galperin said that the investment would accelerate the company’s growth and leadership to “foster financial inclusion in Latin America.”

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Esker Integrates With Stripe Connect For Streamlined Payment Processing

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As the most innovative player in financial technology, Stripe was the clear choice for us,” said Esker CEO Jean-Michel Bérard. Latin America, Asia and Europe. The integration will help to grow Esker’s order-to-cash (O2C) solution by allowing for secure online payment capabilities around the world. “As

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Rapyd Launches All-In-One Payment In Mexico 

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Rapyd, the B2B financial technology-as-a-service company, launched an integrated payment solution in Mexico, allowing companies to access all local payment methods through one network, according to a news release. Mexico is one of Latin America’s high-growth markets.

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