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The region is catching up from a low base, and quickly: investment since 2015 has grown over ten-fold, speedier than in Asia, Europe or the United States. Latin America’s banking sector is the most profitable in the world, with an estimated return on equity of 13-15%, much higher than in most developed regions.

Brazilian instant payment system Pix ended 2021 having powered more than 8 billion transactions, according to statistics from the country’s Central Bank. This is quite an impressive figure for an offering only launched in November 2020 and goes to show how ubiquitous Pix has become in the country. Additionally, Brazil’s Superintendence of Private Insurance (Susep) is working on open insurance plans, which means that insurtech could be the next sector to benefit from regulatory tailwinds.

Avataar, a leading AI and Computer Vision platform focused on spatial visual discovery, today announced a $45 million Series B funding round led by Tiger Global with co-participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital India. The financing is one of the largest fundraising rounds in the Applied 3D/AR space.

The digital marketing industry in India not only managed to weather the pandemic’s impact but also flourished gracefully in 2020. It accelerated at an unbelievable speed, exceeding all predictions and expectations. Brands were quick to adapt, pivoting aggressively from traditional mediums to invest in digital.

Domino’s Pizza, India’s leading QSR chain, has chosen MoEngage, the leading insights-led customer engagement platform, as their strategic partner to help the brand optimize the customer experience across all customer touchpoints. The solution will enable Domino’s business leads to make informed data-driven business decisions, enhancing business efficiency and revenue.

1Kosmos, the only company that unifies identity proofing and passwordless authentication, announced it has added new SIM (subscriber identity module) binding capabilities that prevent online fraud to the 1Kosmos BlockID distributed digital identity platform. Using a combination of SIM detection and SMS verification, BlockID validates a user’s mobile number against the number registered with their financial institution or employer to protect against attacks that attempt to register an unauthorized device/phone number on a customer’s account.

It’s a stressful time for marketers. Many believe that their lives will be disrupted to the nth degree without cookies. Meanwhile consumers are more protective of their personal data than ever.

Sports technology platform provider talks through the data intelligence and analytics approach that’s helping it to improve internal commercial reporting as well as new and existing customer opportunities.

For brands, data is everything. Those key insights into core consumers – how & when they shop, their key interests, and what makes them tick – are crucial in order to create powerful and tailored marketing strategies.

Digital marketing platform Constant Contact will acquire Vision6, a provider of SMS and email marketing software based in Brisbane, Australia, the firm announced on Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed.

Antsomi announced Antsomi CDP Maturity Framework in the recent Omnichannel Playbook event. The framework aims to help brands plan for their customer data platform (CDP) implementation.

Southeast Asian-based e-commerce car platform Carsome has announced a US$290 million Series E raise at a post-money valuation of approximately US$1.7 billion.