Growth in digital accounts boosts Q2 profits at Brazil's Banco Inter
The number of digital accounts jumped to 741,467 in the second quarter from 184,703 a year earlier.
The number of digital accounts jumped to 741,467 in the second quarter from 184,703 a year earlier.
The announcement means that charges of witness tampering and bribery against the former president can now be heard in the supreme court.
Sbif's cyberdefense push continues as the watchdog meets with non-bank issuers of credit cards in wake of two digital security incidents.
The Financial Group IPF continues investing in Mexico and in IPFDigital.
Nafta discussions continue to advance with positive signs coming with the introduction of the incoming Mexican government's transition team. S&P offered a breakdown of the major challenges facing Mexico´s next president in terms of Nafta and other issues ahead.
The fiscal health of the government is getting worse while business confidence and unemployment show improvements.
The finance ministry said after the release of the weak Q2 growth figures that it maintains its 2-3% GDP growth forecast for 2018, and that public finances remain on track for a primary surplus this year.
Authorities introduce changes to a regulatory framework governing a special type of basic savings account first authorized in 2011 to help spur financial inclusion.
The Brazilian bank saw loans to individuals rise almost 9% while loans to companies contracted.
The contracts were awarded to a consortium also compromising Argentine partners Panedile, Eleprint and Copasa, and are part of the country's US$30bn PPP program.