Mercado Libre Plans a US$287 Million Bond Sale in Mexico
Mercado Libre plans up to MXN 5,000 million (about US$287 million) in bonds on Mexico's BIVA to fund Mercado Pago's...
August 3, 2026Topic
Fintech
Colombia’s Bancolombia Migration Fails, 20M Locked Out
A failed Bancolombia system migration in February 2026 knocked its app and online banking offline for five days, hitting more...
August 3, 2026
Ghana’s MTN Faces Mobile Money IP Lawsuit in US$498B Market
MTN Ghana vows to contest a July 2026 intellectual property lawsuit filed by Clydestone Ghana over the origins of its...
July 31, 2026
Fintechs LemFi and BVNK Use Stablecoin Rails to Cut Kenya Fees
LemFi and BVNK partner to shift diaspora remittance settlement onto stablecoin rails, cutting costs for Kenya's US$4 billion corridor and...
July 27, 2026Kenya’s Maisha Namba Digital ID Reaches 1.7 Million Cards
Kenya's Maisha Namba digital ID is rolling out in 2026 despite data-protection pushback; a 2023-24 court halt was lifted in...
July 26, 2026
Kenya Startup Funding Slows Sharply as Investors Pivot to Quality Over Quantity
Kenyan startup funding concentrates in fewer, larger deals as global investors demand profitability and governance, with cleantech absorbing 46% of...
July 21, 2026
Nigeria’s Stablecoin Surge Reshapes Cross-Border Payments for the Global South
Nigeria’s stablecoin surge hit $59B in crypto inflows, with USDT and USDC now 43% of Sub-Saharan volume. See how 2–3%...
July 21, 2026
Nubank Wins Brazil FX License and Rolls Out Inflation-Linked ETFs
Brazil's Central Bank grants Nubank FX licence on 6 July 2026 as Nu launches three inflation-linked Tesouro-IPCA ETFs from R$50...
July 19, 2026
Nubank Files Binding Bid for Portuguese Bank’s Brazil Unit
Nubank submits a binding bid of roughly €42 million to acquire Banco Caixa Geral Brasil, a strategic move to secure...
July 18, 2026