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Why all e-commerce should pay more attention to Latam

When a merchant that gross in online sales 4.5 billion USD per year, globally, do not understand the importance of having local payments in LATAM, I feel I’m doing my job wrong. This week I changed the settings in the tool I use for prospecting and it paid off. In acquiring I call a “gold nugget” a lead that...

Amenidades dos cartões de créditos para viagem

Viajar a trabalho é uma parte essencial da minha vida, o que me levou a comparar os cartões de crédito e suas vantagens específicas para quem está sempre na estrada. O MasterBlack e o Visa Infinite são dois dos cartões mais desejados no Brasil, prometendo uma infinidade de vantagens em seus sites. No entanto, na prática, eles nem sempre entregam...

The main reasons for chargebacks in Brazil

Whether you are a merchant who has received his first chargeback or a consumer curious about how chargebacks work, it is important to understand the purpose, history and impact that chargebacks make on those involved in the process. Not recognizing the merchant’s name in the card statement It is important to understand how you PSP will display your online business’ name on the...

Cash payment – Why boleto is so important

A recent research study by “Instituto Locomotiva” has shown that there are over 45 million unbanked people in Brazil, in other words, Brazilians who haven’t used their bank accounts for over six months, or that have opted to not have a bank account. This means that one in three Brazilians don’t have a bank account; and this group of...

What you need to know about FX rates in Brazil

Are you aware that besides the market rate, or Dólar Comercial, there are three other types of FX rates? Most merchants, before enabling their e-commerce for sale to Brazilians, have no idea of how messy it can get and how important it is to understand before signing a contract with a PSP. Of course, this can greatly impact your margins,...

What you should know about your PSP

Bureaucracy, high taxes and lack of infrastructure have always been at the top of the list of concerns of companies trying to enter the Brazilian market. Multinational enterprises like Walmart, Nintendo, Citibank and Nikon ended their activities in the country in the past couple of years either because they could not adapt their business models to the country, or...

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Fast forward: The Revolution in Boleto Settlement Times

It's the hot topic of conversation, but let me...