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London based global specialty insurance and reinsurance market Lloyd’s, announced last week that it has received approval from the Colombia’s financial regulatory authority Superfinanciera to open a representative office in Bogotá.  Under the new Lloyd’s representative...

GREENWICH, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE:WRB) today announced the formation of Berkley International Seguros Colombia S.A. to provide a full range of commercial insurance products, including construction all risk, surety, general liability,...

Fitch Ratings has announced that is has withdrawn all of the ratings that it has issued for Banco GNB Sudameris S.A. The Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and senior debt ratings have been withdrawn because Banco GNB Sudameris has chosen to stop participating in the rating process....

Colombians view transactions made through ATMs as more vulnerable to cyberattack than other options like phone banking, credit cards, mobile device payments, and online payments made by computers, according to the results of the Unisys Security Insights survey. When asked to...

From July 6, Bancolombia’s customers are now able to use the Visa Checkout online service with any of their Bancolombia charge cards, not just Visa. Visa Checkout is employed by over 100,000 online merchants globally so far, and this further enables Bancolombia customers to make...

There’s no doubt that shadow IT, the term used to describe the systems and solutions for Information Technology that are installed and used in organizations without the explicit authorization of the company, poses a real and urgent risk to banks. But shadow IT can also be a boon...

RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), released its inaugural “Cybersecurity Poverty Index” that compiled survey results from more than 400 security professionals across 61 countries. The survey allowed participants to self-assess the maturity of their cybersecurity...

Praxis, the multinational IT firm has announced that it is introducing new SAP solutions designed to improve operational efficiency to the financial sector in Colombia. SAP solutions are ubiquitous across many industries, but with specific regards to the banking industry, the...

Grupo Sura (OTC: GIVSY), the parent company of the insurance company in Colombia, announced today that it has selected ClickSoftware’s (NasdaqGS: CKSW) cloud-based mobile workforce management solution for its roadside assistance business. ClickSoftware’s solutions will facilitate...

Colombia’s transformational 4G highway overhaul project creates business opportunities for local banks, but with those opportunities come funding challenges, says Fitch Ratings. The most significant challenge for 4G is attracting a broad range of international financing....