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Banco Cuscatlan Driving Innovations In Latin America

Global Finance spoke with Rafael Ernesto Barrientos Interiano, Director of Technology and Digital Transformation at Banco Cuscatlan, about innovations in banking in Latin America and how Banco Cuscatlan uses technology to create a better customer experience.

Technology

El Salvador Now Offering Digital Assets

El Salvador’s Stock Exchange (BVES) is the first in Latin America to offer digital assets. Digital Exchange, BVES’ digital arm,...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Latin America Adopts Dual Currencies

Is the dollar the right answer for the region? During his campaign, Argentine President Javier Milei promised to close the...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

El Salvador Alters Bitcoin Policy

El Salvador’s heralded adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender appears to be undergoing a significant downgrade as businesses are no...

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...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Central Banker Report Cards 2024: The Americas

Argentina Santiago Bausili: Too Early To Say With the new government led by President Javier Milei, who assumed office near...

El Salvador

Includes historical data for El Salvador’s Gross Domestic Product growth, debt-to-GDP ratio and more, as well as information on trade,...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

El Salvador: “Volcano Bonds” Ready Eruption

El Salvador will issue Bitcoin bonds, or “volcano bonds,” in the first quarter of 2024 after receiving regulatory approval from...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Central America And Remittances: Opportunities Found

Another year of record-breaking remittances appears to be on the horizon for Central America.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Google And El Salvador Reach A Modern Multi-Million-Dollar Agreement

The seven-year agreement will see El Salvador become the first Latin American government to benefit from Google Distributed Cloud.

News

El Salvador: Doubling Down On Bitcoin

Investors may be fleeing Bitcoin but El Salvador's president seems determined to buy the dip.

Features

El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Legal Tender

Can reserve currency status be far behind?