Public rebuke Central Bank technical move slammed as ‘attack’ by Mercado Pago 26-09-2023 11:23 Technical measure by Argentina’s Central Bank provokes rare public rebuke by fintech arm of MercadoLibre.
DOLLARISATION ON THE CARDS? Ualá CEO says Argentina dollarisation ‘positive’ for lending 25-09-2023 15:30 Javier Milei’s proposal to dollarise the economy would be positive for long-term lending, according to Pierpaolo Barbieri, chief executive officer of fintech company Ualá.
CRIME & SECURITY Four ‘crypto-hacker’ gang members arrested after US$800,000 theft 29-03-2023 11:01 Four hackers allegedly responsible for scamming US$800,000 out of crypto firm Buenbit arrested in series of raids across Buenos Aires Province, but gang’s 19-year old leader is still at large.
BLOOMBERG Fintech firm Ualá to start giving personal loans in Mexico 05-12-2022 17:06 Ualá will begin offering loans for its clients in Mexico through its alliance with Mexican bank ABC Capital.
BLOOMBERG Fintech Ualá launches cryptocurrency trading in Argentina 05-11-2022 08:36 Fintech firm Ualá ventured into crypto for the first time Friday, allowing customers to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ether with pesos through its app.
FINANCE PIX, the e-payment system revolutionising Brazil 29-08-2022 16:13 In under two years, PIX has become the most popular form of payment in Brazil, surpassing credit and debit cards.
Bloomberg Argentina approves Ualá’s purchase of Eurnekian’s Wilobank 10-06-2022 08:30 Argentina’s Central Bank has approved fintech Ualá’s purchase of billionaire Eduardo Eurnekian’s digital bank Wilobank.
BLOOMBERG MercadoLibre posts record revenue, braces for macro jitters 06-05-2022 09:08 Latin American e-commerce retailer grew its revenue more than forecast in the first quarter; Company plans to invest some US$10 billion across the region this year.
BLOOMBERG Argentina’s Ualá purchases e-commerce platform Empretienda 03-05-2022 14:14 Argentine fintech firm Ualá has bought the Empretienda e-commerce platform, its chief executive confirmed.
BLOOMBERG Ualá launches mobile payments for small businesses in Mexico 28-04-2022 10:19 Argentina’s Ualá mobile payments company is expanding into merchant services in Mexico.
BLOOMBERG Ualá founder raises US$30 million for LatAm venture capital fund 18-04-2022 15:13 Founder of Argentine fintech Ualá, Pierpaolo Barbieri, launches venture capital firm with US$30 million from a roster of investors.