Francis Bignell
Journalist and Lead Latin America Correspondent at The Fintech Times
Journalist & Lead LatAm Correspondent at @thefintechtimes Focusing on crypto, North America and LatAm
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1 week ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
For an industry reliant on trucks, cars and travel, the payment experience when fuelling must be efficient and effective. To improve the reliability of its service, Portuguese fuel payment app, HiQi, has partnered with Ecommpay, the global payments platform. As a result of the new partnership, business drivers will be able to top up their credit account quickly and simply via their preferred payment method, then pay to refuel without the need for physical cash or queues in a petrol station.
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1 week ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
According to Statista, fintech in Latin America (LatAm) suffered in 2023, with less than $2billion invested in fintech ventures – a drastic drop from 2021’s value of $6billion. Nonetheless, in the face of this hardship, fintechs have still continued to emerge and find success in the region, and across 2024, investment levels surged back up over $2billion again. With the future of fintech looking optimistic in 2025, Em Conversa looks to explore how the LatAm region can prosper once more.
"Match Made in Heaven": Cashflows Payments Optimisation Sees Get Found Turnover Numbers Soar by 475%
1 week ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
Hassle-free, fast checkout experiences are a must, given that 70 per cent of online shoppers abandon their carts if there are complications. To ensure it didn’t suffer from issues that could cause friction in the checkout process, the web development firm, Get Found, partnered with Cashflows, the merchant payment acceptance platform, and now, 18 months later, has revealed incredible results.
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1 week ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
Stablecoins are proving to be popular among the unbanked in Mexico. Building on the demand for these services, Chipi Pay, the Mexican-based prefunded stablecoin wallet, has expanded its services in the country, following a partnership with Starknet Foundation, a high-performance Layer 2 scaling solution that brings security, decentralisation, and ultra-low transaction fees to Ethereum.
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1 week ago |
thefintechtimes.com | Francis Bignell
Embedded finance is rapidly changing the way consumers and businesses alike interact with financial services. As traditional banking processes are replaced by more integrated financial solutions, companies across industries are embedding payment processing, lending, insurance, and investment services directly into their platforms. The need for traditional banks to digitise has never been more apparent.
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