MercadoLibre secures $250 million financing from JPMorgan to expand fintech's credit profile in Mexico
Adds context, details
MEXICO CITY, Sept 18 (Reuters) -Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre MELI.O announced on Wednesday that it signed a $250 million financing deal with JPMorgan JPM.N aimed at expanding its fintech arm Mercado Pago's credit profile in Mexico.
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT
MercadoLibre said the financing deal will strengthen its commitment to Mexican small and medium-sized businesses, allowing the firm to reinvest and finance more businesses and individuals in the coming years.
KEY QUOTE
"This alliance not only confirms the trust of one of the world's major financial companies in what we do within MercadoLibre for the Latin American economy, but it allows us to reaffirm our commitment to the millions of people in Mexico who are seeking a boost to improve their financial life," said Facundo Cuppi, Mercado Pago's regional Director of Strategy and Operations.
CONTEXT
Mercado Pago has seen rapid growth in Latin America, particularly in Mexico where cash is still king.
Despite lagging behind Brazil on the digitalization front, the fintech has seen adoption of its mobile credit-card readers more than double, the fintech has seen adoption of its mobile credit-card readers more than double in the past year, competing with traditional banks and other digital payment platforms.
BY THE NUMBERS
At the end of the second quarter of 2024, Mercado Pago's loan portfolio in Mexico reached $1.5 billion, MercadoLibre said.
WHAT'S NEXT
Mercado Pago in currently seeking a banking license in Mexico. Securing this would enable the firm to provide services like savings and checking accounts, commercial loans, and mortgages.
Reporting by Diego Ore; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Gabriel Araujo and Aurora Ellis
Aloqador aktivlar
Eng oxirgi yangiliklar
Javobgarlikdan voz kechish: XM Group korxonalari har biri faqat ijro xizmatlarini koʻrsatadi va onlayn savdo platformamizdan foydalanish huquqini beradi, bu odamga veb-saytda yoki veb-sayt orqali mavjud boʻlgan kontentni koʻrish va/yoki undan foydalanishga ruxsat beradi hamda uni oʻzgartirishga moʻljallanmagan va uni oʻzgartirmaydi yoki kengaytirmaydi. Bunday kirish va foydalanish huquqi doimo quyidagilarga boʻysunadi: (i) Shartlar va qoidalar; (ii) Risklar haqida ogohlantirish; va (iii) Javobgarlikni toʻliq rad etish. Shuning uchun bunday kontent umumiy maʼlumot sifatida taqdim etiladi. Xususan, shuni esda tutingki, bizning onlayn savdo platformamiz mazmuni moliyaviy bozorlarda biror bitimni amalga oshirishga oid maslahat yoki taklif emas. Har qanday moliyaviy bozorda savdo qilish sizning kapitalingiz uchun jiddiy risk darajasini oʻz ichiga oladi.
Onlayn savdo platformamizda chop etilgan barcha materiallar faqat taʼlim/axborot maqsadlari uchun moʻljallangan va unda moliyaviy, investitsiya soligʻi yoki savdo maslahatlari va tavsiyalar; yoki bizning savdo narxlarimizning qaydlari; yoki har qanday moliyaviy vositalar bilan bitim tuzish maslahati yoki taklifi; yoki sizga kerak boʻlmagan moliyaviy reklama aksiyalari hisoblanmaydi
Har qanday uchinchi tomon kontenti, shuningdek XM tomonidan tayyorlangan kontent, masalan: fikrlar, yangiliklar, tadqiqotlar, tahlillar, narxlar va boshqa maʼlumotlar yoki bu veb-saytda joylashgan uchinchi tomon saytlariga havolalar umumiy bozor sharhi sifatida "boricha" taqdim etiladi va investitsiya maslahatini tashkil etmaydi. Har qanday kontent investitsiya tadqiqoti sifatida talqin qilinsa, siz bunday kontentni investitsiya tadqiqotlarining mustaqilligini ragʻbatlantirish uchun moʻljallangan qonun talablariga muvofiq moʻljallanmagan va tayyorlanmaganligini eʼtiborga olishingiz va qabul qilishingiz kerak, shuning uchun unga tegishli qonunlar va qoidalarga muvofiq marketing kommunikatsiyasi sifatida qaraladi. Mustaqil boʻlmagan investitsiya tadqiqoti va yuqoridagi maʼlumotlarga oid risk haqida ogohlantirishimizni oʻqib chiqqaningizga va tushunganingizga ishonch hosil qiling, unga bu yerdan kirish mumkin.
