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Global IT services firm Unisys has announced a vertical realignment of its LACSA region (Latin America, Central, South & Andean), naming current Vice President and General Manager Carlos Ferrer (above) as the head of the region’s financial services practice. Unisys counts...

Visa users within Grupo Aval’s Banks: Banco Occidente, Banco de Bogotá, Banco AV Villas, and Banco Popular and have an Android or iOS smartphone will be the first to Access Aval Pay, a new digital wallet in Colombia. The platform was developed using technology by Yellow Pepper,...

PayPal, the global electronic payments system that was purchased, then spun out of internet auction platform eBay, recently announced that it is pulling out of Colombia, at least for domestic payments. The company, that allows individuals and businesses to send money to each...

Not counting the rest of Colombia, Bogotá and Medellín alone face a total of $43.97 billion USD of risk over the next decade, according to analysis by Lloyd’s of London. Human created risks, such as terrorism, cyber attacks, or market collapse make up 45% of the measured risk....

Medellín based Grupo SURA´s insurance and risk management subsidiary, Suramericana S.A., has announced that it has reached a definite agreement to acquire RSA Insurance Group PLC´s operations in Latin America, for a total of £403 million British pounds, representing COP 1.91...

After operating for over 20 years as Macrofinanciera S.A. Compañia de Financiamiento, and six months after receiving a Colombian banking license, Banco Multibank S.A. has been rated AA for long term risk by Fitch Ratings, and F1+ for short term risk. The ratings reflect the...

The international division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in the Colombian retail insurance broker Guianza S.A. Corredores de Seguros (Guianza), subject to regulatory approval. The...

The notion of mobility has become, nowadays, an important factor in people’s personal and professional life. Because of this, companies are increasingly investing in mobile solutions that increase productivity, effectiveness and rapidity in both corporate processes and the...

Fitch Ratings-New York-21 July 2015: Fitch Ratings has completed its review of Colombia’s five largest banks and their related entities. As a result of the review, the ratings for Bancolombia and Banco Davivienda have been upgraded and the ratings for Banco de Bogota, BBVA...

London, 20 July 2015: Arthur J. Gallagher  (NYSE: AJG) has extended its investment in Latin America by taking a 65% stake in independent Colombian energy and construction specialist ARM Re Ltda. (ARM). Specific terms and pricing of the transaction were not disclosed. Established...