Banking
Davivienda Considers Assets Of Scotiabank In Colombia
Banco Davivienda of Grupo Bolívar is reportedly working on a deal with Scotiabank for their Colombia and Central America assets....
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
El Salvador: Historic Debt-For-Nature Swap
El Salvador took advantage of September’s bumper national debt sales to refinance its external debt through a special purpose entity...
Technology
Mexico: Banking Beyond Brick And Mortar
Mexican fintechs eye a piece of the nearshoring pie. Mexico continues to post record numbers for many of its economic...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Latin America: Getting The Development Formula Right
Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean are kick-starting infra-structure projects, hoping to join the nearshoring boom. But corruption and...
Banking
Mastercard Seeks Caribbean Fintech Partners For New Products
Mastercard has issued a call to action for financial technology companies to solve financial issues in the Caribbean. In return,...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Panama: The Promise Of Positivity
As a new government takes office, optimism is growing that economic expansion will resume in Panama. But fiscal challenges, plus...
Banking
Capital One Opening Tech Center In Mexico
Capital One is the latest foreign bank to enter the Mexican financial sector. However, it will not compete directly with...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Panama’s New President Faces Bumpy Path Ahead
José Raúl Mulino is the president-elect of Panama, following his victory in the May 5 polls. The balloting saw the...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Latin America: Subsidies Are Here To Stay
Challenges like climate change are raising demand for subsidies, despite the threat of enlarged debt burdens. Being stuck behind a...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Panama: Latinex To Launch Regional Blue Bond
Latinex, the Latin American Stock Exchange, has announced plans for the first regional blue bond, to be floated before the...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Honduras: Crypto Gets Nixed
Honduran regulators have had enough of cryptocurrencies. The country’s National Banking and Insurance Commission (CNBS) has prohibited them from the...
Technology
Banorte Mints First Domestic Digital Bank In Mexico
Banorte has kicked off Mexico’s digital bank expansion with the January launch of Bineo, its first fully digital banking platform....