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neobank user
Despite Latin America’s legendary burdensome regulations, the first neobank in the region also emerged in 2013. (Canva)

Neobanks a Game-Changer for Unbanked in Brazil
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Despite economic woes, Brazil has emerged as an unlikely global leader in the next generation of banks.

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  • Paz Gómez
alternative investments scrutiny
WeWork's 2019 IPO fiasco was a wake-up call for venture capital. (Wikimedia)

Can Alternative Investments Withstand Mainstream Scrutiny?
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Once deemed the Wild West of finance, alternative investments have matured and doubled their market share over the past 15 years.

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Wealth Management in Latin America
Colombian authorities have taken meaningful steps to encourage innovation and technology in financial markets. (Canva)

How Wealth Management Is Reshaping Latin America
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Key Trends Point to Sector Flowering within Five Years

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  • Paz Gómez
With so much sensitive data floating around, private companies are also abusing it. (FCPP)

How to Protect Privacy in a Cashless Economy
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Canadian Legislators Have Acknowledged the Value of Privacy

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  • Fergus Hodgson, CAIA
central banks challenge
Central banks face a conundrum: for survival, they have little choice but to enter the digital-currency race. (FCPP)

Central Bankers Need to Learn to Code
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They Are No Longer the Only Game in Town

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  • Fergus Hodgson, CAIA
fintech
Two major trends are facilitating the transition to classical-liberal limited government. (Pxhere)

How the Fintech Revolution Could Liberate Us
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The Welfare State Will Lose to Competitive Governance

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  • Fergus Hodgson, CAIA
In the face of mounting living costs and rising debts, savvy employers will let labor providers cash out their compensation as soon as they wish. (TOrange)

Real-Time Pay: A Boon for Workers
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Immediate Compensation Is Set to More Than Quadruple over the Next Five Years

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  • Fergus Hodgson, CAIA
All three specific recommendations done by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance would harm the fintech sector. (Canva)

Crypto Innovation on the Chopping Block
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Liechtenstein, Malta Are Cryptocurrency Role Models, not the United States

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  • Fergus Hodgson, CAIA
The bay of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia. (Wikimedia)

5 Steps Colombia Can Take to Dominate Fintech
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Unleash Entrepreneurial Spirit by Cutting Red Tape, Rejecting Protectionism

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Fintech Colombia
President Iván Duque took the stage at Andicom, a tech conference held in Cartagena each year. (Hiram Lopez-Landin)

Colombia on Mission to Be Latin America’s Tech Hub
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President Iván Duque Unveils Plan to Attract Investors, Entrepreneurs

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  • Paz Gómez