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How Latin America Can Make Fintech a Priority

By Otaviano Canuto

The landscape is improving, but Latin American regulators need to speed up in promoting financial technology.

New technology has the power to drastically improve the financial landscape for underserved populations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. But for “fintech’s” potential in the region to be fully realized, national governments will need to adapt regulatory environments to keep up with the times. The good news is that some policymakers are starting to pick up the pace. The bad news is that there is much work left to be done. 

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