What A Foreign Card Really Costs In Argentina Right Now
Foreign cards in Argentina now use the MEP rate, close to the blue dollar, not the official rate. A 50,000-peso...
August 9, 2026Topic
MasterCard
Brazil Lifts the Cap on Tap-to-Pay Pix, Squeezing Card Networks
Brazil's central bank is removing the ~R$500 contactless Pix limit, giving banks until October to comply and tightening the squeeze...
June 20, 2026
Analysis: Brazil 2021, the Copa America of discord
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (EFE) Sponsor flight, judicial mess, players' criticism, and 1,800 deaths per day due to Covid-19....
June 11, 2021
Mastercard’s digital proposal for Latin American governments
An agreement between the Panamanian government and the multinational payments company Mastercard aims over the next five years to digitize...
April 29, 2021
Retail sales in Brazil’s physical stores drop 4.4% in first quarter – Mastercard
In March, the drop stood at 7% compared to the same month in 2020.
April 27, 2021
Central Bank clears way for Facebook’s money transfer service in Brazil
Brazil’s central bank on Tuesday, March 30, cleared the way for Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service to let its users send...
March 30, 2021
The 50 best places to work in Argentina – GPTW survey
The prestigious list detailing the organizations recognized by their employees as the most outstanding in the country has been released.
March 4, 2021
Christmas Sales Up 11% Over 2008
By Carlos Graffigna, Contributing Reporter As the world economy continues a slow recovery from the dismal 2008, Christmas sales at...
December 29, 2009