But so far Latin America looks like anything but a cryptocurrency utopia. Cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin, is popular with a lot of Latin American countries: they see the virtual money as a ...

Latin American policymakers are manning their defences ahead of what could be a new battle in the "currency wars" as flows of hot money put unwelcome upward pressure on their currencies.

Most of Latin America’s key currencies have depreciated substantially during the past month and to a lesser extent during the past year. On June 26, the Brazilian real was down to R$2.19 to the US ...

Bitso, one of Latin America’s largest digital asset exchanges, has reportedly reached 1 million users before its planned launch in Brazil. Santiago Alvarado, director of international payments ...

South America's largest economies, Brazil and Argentina, are exploring a common currency called "sur" (south) that could aid regional trade and reduce dependency on U.S. dollar.

Tapping new demand: BTG Pactual’s Ps360bn so-called Cafe bond broke new ground in the development of Latin America’s deepening local markets. A Brazilian bank issuing in Colombian pesos to a broad set ...