News of banking

Soaring household defaults rock Argentina’s banks and fintechs

Today 11:24 A sharp rise in household delinquencies is shaking Argentina’s banks and fintech firm.

Milei government sees financial reasons to be cheerful

06-05-2026 22:45 President Javier Milei’s economic team sees a change in trend with external traction and lower interest rates. Experts and analysts speculate about sustainability of the model, income shock and Central Bank’s theory about a crisis of arrears.

by Eugenia Muzio

POLITICS

Banker Jorge Brito closely watching in Peronist leadership race

29-04-2026 12:16 Jorge Brito, the banker who has on more than one occasion spoken out in favour of “fiscal balance,” appears to be an option capable of uniting voices that are unhappy with the prospect of the letter ‘K’ continuing in power.

by Rosario Ayerdi

BUSINESS & BANKING

Ualá reaches US$3.2-billion valuation in new funding round

04-03-2026 12:35 Funding comes as companies grow more optimistic about Argentina’s outlook following last October's midterm elections.

BANKING & FINANCE

Nubank gets first green light for US bank, to launch in 2027

30-01-2026 09:00 Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank receives initial approval to operate as a bank in the US

NEW APPOINTMENT

Darío Wassermann named new president of Banco Nación

17-12-2025 13:01 New head of leading public bank closely linked to Presidential Chief-of-Staff Karina Milei and Economy Minister Luis Caputo;

BANKING & BUSINESS

Labour reforms revive tensions between banks and fintechs

03-12-2025 22:19 President Milei's upcoming labour reform plan is reviving longstanding tensions between the country’s banks and its fast-growing financial technology platforms.

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Milei’s election battle leaves Argentina’s banks at five-year low

02-12-2025 12:13 Banks in Argentina are struggling due to President Milei’s fierce push to tame the currency; Squeeze has forced bankers’ hands, triggering a sharp pullback in lending that could continue well into 2026.

MONETARY POLICY

Argentina looks to ease bank reserve rules to boost liquidity

30-10-2025 15:31 Adjustment would aim to give banks more flexibility in managing their liquidity, though shift will only be marginal.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Meet the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up

15-09-2025 10:29 Who is MercadoLibre's new CEO, the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up? Ariel Szarfsztejn is inheriting the mantle of the e-commerce and fintech giant from Marcos Galperin at a time of mounting competition and talent constraints.

BANKING & FINANCE

Milei clashes with top banks amid Argentina’s liquidity squeeze

20-08-2025 08:35 Liquidity measures have stoked tensions between the government and the country’s banks; Discontent became evident during a meeting.

BANKING & FINTECH

UK fintech giant Revolut to acquire BNP’s Cetelem in Argentina

26-06-2025 14:46 Revolut, Europe’s largest digital bank, to acquire Argentina’s Banco Cetelem, a small local lender owned by BNP Paribas.

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Mercado Pago will apply for Argentina banking licence

28-05-2025 23:27 Mercado Pago, the digital wallet and financial services arm of MercadoLibre, will request a banking licence from Argentina’s Central Bank.

FINANCE & BANKING

Court halts transformation of Banco Nación into limited company

26-02-2025 18:06 Judge suspends implementation of decree from President Javier Milei seeking to transform state-owned Banco Nación into a limited company.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei opens up Argentina's largest bank to private capital

20-02-2025 13:15 Before travelling to the United States, Milei signs decree transforming Banco Nación into a public limited company; Privatisation had been previously proposed by the government, but Congress rejected it.

FINANCE & BUSINESS

Nubank is taking new look at Argentina under Milei, CEO says

23-10-2024 12:13 Nubank “will watch” Argentina over the next 12 months, and is “taking a new look” at the country under President Javier Milei, says Chief Executive Officer David Vélez.

ECONOMY & POLITICS

Banco de la Nación wants to sell debt after a 30-year hiatus

09-10-2024 12:11 Daniel Tillard, the new head of Argentina’s largest bank, wants state-run Banco de la Nación to re-enter international capital markets for the first time in three decades.

FINANCES & BANKING

Mercado Libre hits back at Argentina's banks for ‘cartel’ tactics

26-08-2024 14:57 Mercado Libre accuses Argentine banks of “illegally concentrating” under one payments platform as an anti-competitive tactic against the company’s fintech arm, Mercado Pago.

MARKETS

President Milei proves boon and curse for Argentine bank stocks

02-07-2024 11:30 Argentine banking stocks in New York are tumbling as the government slashes interest rates and crimps new borrowing.

News of banking

Soaring household defaults rock Argentina’s banks and fintechs

Milei government sees financial reasons to be cheerful

Banker Jorge Brito closely watching in Peronist leadership race

Ualá reaches US$3.2-billion valuation in new funding round

Nubank gets first green light for US bank, to launch in 2027

Darío Wassermann named new president of Banco Nación

Labour reforms revive tensions between banks and fintechs

Milei’s election battle leaves Argentina’s banks at five-year low

Argentina looks to ease bank reserve rules to boost liquidity

Meet the man who wants to run Latin America's most valuable company like a start-up

Milei clashes with top banks amid Argentina’s liquidity squeeze

UK fintech giant Revolut to acquire BNP’s Cetelem in Argentina

Mercado Pago will apply for Argentina banking licence

Court halts transformation of Banco Nación into limited company

Milei opens up Argentina's largest bank to private capital

Nubank is taking new look at Argentina under Milei, CEO says

Banco de la Nación wants to sell debt after a 30-year hiatus

Mercado Libre hits back at Argentina's banks for ‘cartel’ tactics

President Milei proves boon and curse for Argentine bank stocks

World Health Organization confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreak

Health body investigating hantavirus hit by fresh Milei budget cuts

Uruguay, Argentina seek compromise on hydrogen plant

Argentina's federal courts smell blood, activates Milei government corruption cases

Trump posts graphic of Venezuela as 51st US state

Con una mención a Adorni, los trabajadores del Garrahan denunciaron penalmente a la intervención libertaria

Encuesta: el dato que inquieta al peronismo en un escenario electoral con ventaja para Javier Milei

Manuel Adorni comparte abogado con la familia del jubilado que recibió un millón de dólares en el caso $Libra

Augusto Marini, dueño de Blender y Carajo, apunta a quedarse con el Canal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

"A mi nombre, con la mía”: el provocador mensaje de Manuel Quintar, el diputado de LLA que apareció con una Cybertruck en el Congreso