Category Archives: Brazil

Retailers in Brazil More Resistant to Mobile Payments Than Consumers

Posted on 27/06/2013 by Ariel Olivares

Retailers in Brazil More Resistant to Mobile Payments Than Consumers – eMarketer. Great insight as to the merchant sectors where demand is greater for mobile Payments. Sadly, the survey in Brazil coincides with the global trend that merchant are lagging … Continue reading →

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Will Poor G2P Recipients Use Financial Services If Offered To Them?

Posted on 15/03/2012 by Ariel Olivares

Excellent comp study on conditional cash transfer programs in the 4 largest countries: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and South Africa. Main lesson for Mexico: long way to catch up to move into main stream fin systems, away from pure cash. Lesson … Continue reading →

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New partnership in Mexico between a major telco (Movistar) and a Brazilian Bank (Itaú).

Posted on 12/09/2011 by Ariel Olivares

The card payments market in Mexico is gearing up towards a more innovative environment after years of dominance by the large traditional banks. Last week it was announced that a Brazilian bank (Itaú) is partnering with Telefonica‘s Movistar brand in Mexico to … Continue reading →

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