FinteChile

FinteChile association is the trade body of Chile's fintech companies, and its Spanish-language site works as the country's fintech news desk. Led by president José Gabriel Carrasco, it speaks for members before regulators and government.

Recent items

The newsfeed on 14 to 16 October covered an agreement between Fintoc and the Ministry of Economy that lets businesses open programmable accounts in one day, an analysis of appointments to the CMF council and concerns over its independence, RedCapital's call for measures to widen SME financing, and a radio interview with Francisco Larraín on transfer-based payments in commerce.

Members and events

New members listed include VentiPay, FinlyPay, DLpay and Echange. Companies are grouped into six verticals: alternative financing, financial management, technology infrastructure, proptech, asset trading and payment processing. The events list covers Argentina Fintech Week (26 October), a Money20/20 USA delegation and a discounted innovation diploma starting 18 November.

For merchants and payment companies entering Chile, it shows what the CMF is deciding and which local players, from account-to-account payment startups to acquirers, are active.