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1 week ago | 
batimes.com.ar | Ignacio Olivera Doll |Maria Clara Cobo |James Grainger
Mercado Pago, the digital wallet and financial services arm of MercadoLibre, will request a banking licence from Argentina’s Central Bank as part of its effort to expand its ecosystem, according to a statement Wednesday.
The goal is to offer more services through its fully digital model as the move follows similar steps already taken in Brazil and Mexico.
“We’re building Latin America’s largest digital bank,” Juan Martín de la Serna, President of MercadoLibre Argentina, said in the statement.
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1 week ago | 
bloomberg.com | Ignacio Olivera Doll |Maria Clara Cobo
The MercadoLibre Inc. application is displayed on an Apple Inc. iPhone in an arranged photograph taken in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Monday, June 10, 2019. MercadoLibre dominates Latin American e-commerce with an almost 25% share and 40 million unique monthly visitors.
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2 weeks ago | 
batimes.com.ar | Patrick Gillespie |Maria Clara Cobo |James Grainger
MercadoLibre Inc Chief Executive Officer Marcos Galperin will become executive chairman of the e-commerce and financial technology giant, marking the first change in the top job since he founded Latin America’s most valuable company more than two decades ago.
Ariel Szarfsztejn, who has been an executive at the company since 2017, will become MercadoLibre’s new CEO as of January 1, 2026, according to a company filing Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Patrick Gillespie |Maria Clara Cobo
MercadoLibre Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marcos Galperin will become executive chairman of the e-commerce and financial technology giant, marking the first change in the top job since he founded Latin America’s most valuable company more than two decades ago. Ariel Szarfsztejn, who has been an executive at the company since 2017, will become MercadoLibre’s new CEO as of Jan. 1, 2026, according to a company filing Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
thewest.com.au | Suvashree Ghosh |Maria Clara Cobo
Bitcoin briefly hit an all-time high after the advancement of stablecoin legislation in the US stoked hopes of regulatory clarity under President Donald Trump. The largest cryptocurrency climbed as much as 2.7 per cent to a record $US109,856, before paring much of the gain while broader financial markets retreated. The previous high was set at roughly the time of Trump’s inauguration on January 20. Smaller tokens such as Ether and XRP also gave back modest increases.
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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Patrick Gillespie |Maria Clara Cobo
MercadoLibre CEO Marcos Galperin(Bloomberg) -- MercadoLibre Inc. Chief Executive Officer Marcos Galperin will become executive chairman of the e-commerce and financial technology giant, marking the first change in the top job since he founded Latin America’s most valuable company more than two decades ago. Ariel Szarfsztejn, who has been an executive at the company since 2017, will become MercadoLibre’s new CEO as of Jan. 1, 2026, according to a company filing Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Suvashree Ghosh |Maria Clara Cobo
Bitcoin briefly hit an all-time high after the advancement of stablecoin legislation in the US stoked hopes of regulatory clarity under President Donald Trump. The largest cryptocurrency climbed as much as 2.7% to a record $109,856, before paring much of the gain while broader financial markets retreated. The previous high was set at roughly the time of Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Smaller tokens such as Ether and XRP also gave back modest increases.
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2 weeks ago | 
financialpost.com | Suvashree Ghosh |Maria Clara Cobo
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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Suvashree Ghosh |Maria Clara Cobo
El bitcóin alcanzó un máximo histórico después de que el avance de la legislación sobre las criptomonedas estables en Estados Unidos avivara las esperanzas de claridad regulatoria bajo el mandato del presidente Donald Trump. La mayor criptomoneda subió a un récord de US$109.500, superando el máximo anterior alcanzado aproximadamente en el momento de la toma de posesión de Trump, el 20 de enero. Otras monedas más pequeñas, como ether y XRP, también avanzaron.
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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Suvashree Ghosh |Maria Clara Cobo
O Bitcoin atingiu um recorde histórico após o avanço da legislação sobre stablecoins nos EUA, que alimentou as esperanças de clareza regulatória sob o comando do presidente Donald Trump. A criptomoeda atingiu nível recorde de US$ 109.500, quebrando uma máxima anterior atingida perto época da posse de Trump, em 20 de janeiro. Tokens menores, como Ether e XRP, também avançaram.
