Pitching Petrobras will now demand military precision.

The cost advantages for some fintechs will become compromised as they begin to build physical operations. Euromoney speaks to Sergio Furio, CEO of Brazilian secured lender Creditas, about moving into the real world.

State-owned Caixa Economica cashes out of its Pan investment with R$2 billion profit.

Bankers sign up to open letter decrying the government’s handling of the crisis.

Liquidity events rather than asset migration drive market share gains.

The country’s president has responded to falling approval ratings and the threat of a trucker strike by raising bank taxes.

The country’s banks have become accustomed to the disruption caused by the new challengers, but XP Bank could take this to a whole new level.

Given its reputation, it’s not surprising that Argentina’s bonds are pricing in a high chance of default in coming years. It’s a little harder to understand why the country’s creditors are enabling this.

Milton Maluhy officially became Itaú’s new CEO at the beginning of February. He now faces the challenge of cutting the bank down to size.

The bank's management is confident that pandemic losses will be contained.

Data provides quantification into central but opaque market trend; PayU plans to add credit services to clients’ customers at check-out.

Emerging markets have regained some of the buoyancy lost during the early months of the coronavirus crisis, but analyst opinions hint at the difficulty of identifying which EM currencies investors should favour.

Brazil should be well placed to benefit from renewed interest in forestry projects, but the country’s restrictive land laws could lead foreign investment to flow elsewhere.

Brazil's Nubank is the world’s most valuable fintech in the digital banking space – now worth over $25 billion. In his first interview this year, chief executive and co-founder David Velez explains why he’s in no rush to IPO and why he would rather focus on the huge opportunity left in Brazil and elsewhere in the region.

LatAm has seen a surge in ESG bond issuance this year, as banks and corporates play catch up in the sector.

The position of CEO Andre Brandao – and his plan to rationalize the bank's cost base – are both surrounded in doubt.

Daniel Darahem has returned from Asia to take the reins of JPMorgan’s Brazilian business. He predicts that the coming decade will witness transformation at a speed never seen before for both the bank and the country.

The congressional debate on Mexico's controversial proposed currency bill has been postponed, but opponents, including the country's central bank, should not celebrate too soon.

Adopting orthodox policies in a bid to secure IMF agreement is a positive for Argentina, but regulations still restrict the banks compounding big FX exposures.

Brazil’s fintechs and digital challenger banks are making more ground than traditional firms with the central bank’s new payments system.

Brazil’s richest man leaves behind privately held banking empire. Antagonism between sons could lead to a power struggle

Itaú Unibanco continues to outperform its peers in Brazilian banking, but its traditional competitors aren’t the real problem.

Is a slew of pulled deals really a sign of a healthy IPO market?

Three presidents in a month isn’t enough to deter buyers of the country’s century bond.

UBS’s strategy of creating emerging markets growth through partnerships is writ large in its joint venture with Banco do Brasil. Can the new entity become more than the sum of its parts?

Brazil’s central bank launches a free instant-payments tool.

dLocal payments platform 'exists to solve complexity'

Who says the little guys always lose out?

In a year of shocks and surprises, it’s hard to say where Mexico’s economic and financial performance ranks – but it’s up there.

Banco Inter’s chief executive João Vitor Menin is a banking revolutionary. His vision of the bank’s future is a super app, supporting both e-commerce and financial services. He is refreshingly fearless about upsetting the established order.