A wave of LatAm fintechs are laying down new global commerce rails
Global merchants have not caught up with regional e-commerce giant MercadoLibre, which continues to lead in Latin America, pushing past a market cap of more than $90 billion earlier this year. In a Nasdaq analysis of MeLi’s most recent earnings report, writer Will Healy describes some crucial advantages for LatAm’s current e-commerce leader, including its investments in both shipments and payments, and its “secret weapon” in Mercado Pago to facilitate electronic payments in its cash-dependent markets.