Just a few years ago, buying a coffee or paying for groceries in Latin America almost always meant reaching for cash. Fast forward to 2025, and the landscape has dramatically shifted: digital payments for in-person purchases have nearly tripled in market share, jumping from 11% in 2020 to 30% in 2024. This isn’t just a tech trend; it’s a transformation in how people live, work, … [Read more...] about Paying Digital: The Changing Landscape of Everyday Transactions
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How Bank Robberies Stoke Financial Digitalization in Brazil
The bank robberies sweeping the small towns of Brazil are swift and destructive. Teams of ten people or more from sophisticated crime syndicates hit a bank in the middle of the night, blowing open its vaults, seizing its cash, and destroying the rest of its physical infrastructure with explosives. By the time local inhabitants have risen, the criminals are long gone. The … [Read more...] about How Bank Robberies Stoke Financial Digitalization in Brazil