The FinTech boom in Latin America: Stats, Trends, and Future Opportunities
FinTech or Financial Technology has been a game-changer for the payment industry. Over the years, it has successfully transformed the payment industry’s offerings and customer-experience for good. FinTech has satisfied the growing populations of developed countries which use cutting-edge technologies and electronic devices to manage their daily affairs. And now FinTech is doing the same thing in many developing nations. The African continent is a prime example of that. However, over the years, Latin America has also emerged as the land of new FinTech opportunities with several FinTech start-ups and enterprises trying to bring a digital payment revolution there. The entire region is experiencing a push toward innovative and upgraded technologies and payment options. Even the stats indicate the same. FinTech start-ups in Latin America have received over US$ 600M in VC funding for the year 2017 alone. It’s interesting to note that 56% of the compa...