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Binance Launches Prepaid Card in Colombia

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Binance, the cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a prepaid cryptocurrency card in Colombia, expanding its reach in Latam. The card, which will allow customers with their identity verified to make payments with crypto, establishes the country as one of the leading markets for the exchange in Latam behind Brazil and Argentina. Binance Announces Crypto Prepaid Card … Read more

Latam Countries Prepare Regional Agreement to Counter Rampant Inflation

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A group of countries in Latam is preparing a regional agreement to address inflation, a problem common to most nations in the region. The initiative, which is being spearheaded by Mexican president Andres Lopez Obrador, would allow the exchange of products with high prices between the states to lessen the effects of price rises. Latam … Read more

Tech Giant Globant Believes the Metaverse Will Have Its Make or Break Moment in 2023

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Globant, a Luxembourg-based tech giant with Argentine origins, has referred to the short-term future of the metaverse in its latest Tech Trends report. According to the company, this year the metaverse will “burn bright or burn out,” as it needs to show its potential when compared to other trendsetting tech like artificial intelligence. Metaverse at … Read more

Colombian Court Holds Hearing in the Metaverse

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Colombian courts held one of the first judicial hearings using metaverse tech. María Victoria Quiñones Triana, the magistrate of the Magdalena court, approved the realization of this hearing, using Horizon Worlds technology provided by Meta and virtual avatars to represent participants in the process. Colombian Court Holds Metaversal Judicial Hearings A Colombian court has ostensibly … Read more

Bitso Partners With Felix Pago to Offer Whatsapp-Based Remittance Services Between Mexico and US

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Bitso, a Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with chat-based payments provider Felix Pagos in order to offer Whatsapp-integrated remittances. The objective of this partnership is to put nearly instant chat-based remittances in the hands of Mexican and US users that might be intimidated by crypto tech otherwise. Bitso to Power Felix Pagos Whatsapp-Integrated Remittances Remittances … Read more

Latam Still Unprepared to Deal With Crypto Crime and Scams, According to GFI Report

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Latam is still unprepared to deal with cryptocurrency-related crimes and scam situations, according to a recent report issued by Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington DC-based think tank. The document states that crypto regulation has failed to grow with the adoption of these new technologies and that governments have often failed to detect and punish … Read more