Category Archives: Lifestyle Blog

First skirmishes in Brazilian fintech war

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

The growth of fintechs in Brazil has been closely monitored by market participants for years. The narrative is well established: the high adoption of digital technologies (71% of the population has a smart phone) in the huge, entrepreneurial economy has … Continue reading →

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Brazil’s XP chooses a road often travelled: selling to Itaú

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

Brazilian brokerage firm XP Holding Investimentos has pulled its IPO in favour of selling a large minority stake to Itaú. The announcement came just days after XP had filed for an IPO that was expected to raise between $1.5 billion … Continue reading →

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Goldfajn plots a happy ending for Brazil interest rates

Posted on March 7, 2017 by

The new president of Brazil’s central bank has identified the large interest rate spread applied by banks on top of the base rate as an obstacle to economic growth. His plan to increase competition and reduce this ‘spread bancario’ is … Continue reading →

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Paraguay to focus on trade at IDB

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

Paraguay’s minister of finance, Santiago Peña, says that he expects the recent shift to the right in the politics of Mercosur’s two largest member countries to lead the organization to refocus on its economic mission at the expense of broader … Continue reading →

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