Facial recognition system allows customers to pay in stores without using an electronic device or a card 08/26/2022 Eladio Isoppo — Foto: Nilani Goettems/Valor When making a purchase, consumers want to avoid queues or time-consuming bureaucracy. To solve this, startup Payface brought to the market a new means of payment that simplifies operations in retail. […]
Group with interests in heavy construction equipment, luxury cars expects to reach R$2.2bn in revenues this year 08/26/2022 Clemente Faria Junior — Foto: Maria Tereza Correia/Valor Bamaq, a group with interests in heavy construction equipment, luxury cars, financing, and car insurance, plans to invest R$700 million by 2025 to expand current businesses and enter new […]
Bank seeks to double its 3 million-user base and multiply its portfolio by four in five years 08/26/2022 Octavio de Lazari Junior — Foto: Leo Pinheiro/Valor Bradesco has announced the acquisition of Ictineo Plataforma, a popular financial institution (sofipo) that operates with individuals in Mexico, strengthening its first and only international retail operation. The deal […]
Payments in arrears surged in Brazil amid a widespread deterioration in income and rising inflation 08/26/2022 Economists do not believe retailers are at risk and see the current situation as very different from that of the late 90s thanks to better internal controls and available cash — Foto: Ana Paula Paiva/Valor Brazil’s large retailers increased […]
26 de agosto de 2022 In its 11th edition, the Brazil Justice Yearbook describes the role of the Judiciary Power amid the grave crisis raging among the powers. Based on the 80 million lawsuits under way in the country’s courts and tribunals, the publication clearly shows that it is to the courts that the people turn to when they wish to […]
New company is born with R$41bn and will have a compensation formula to draw, retain talents 08/25/2022 Roberto Paris — Foto: Ana Paula Paiva/Valor The creation of a new asset management company by Bradesco together with the assets that came from BV DTVM aims at building a structure similar to that of independent assets and […]
Survey shows imports may enable capital expenditure of R$35bn in projects 08/25/2022 Industry foresees a “race for the sun” this year, as consumers are expected to join now to use the grid free of charge by 2045 — Foto: Pixabay Imports of solar equipment to supply the markets of distributed generation (own generation) and centralized […]
Total production of 271.4 million tonnes is expected for 2022/2023 08/25/2022 A soy farm in Brazil: production of the oilseed will reach 150 million tonnes in 2022/23 — Foto: Anna Carolina Negri/Valor The Brazilian production of grains is expected to hit a new record in the 2022/23 crop, according to the first projections of the […]
There are bids scheduled for five assets, which may draw R$22bn in construction works 08/25/2022 In the final months of their terms, the federal and state governments are still trying to get infrastructure projects off the drawing board despite the difficulties in attracting investors – as became clear during last week’s auction of Congonhas, one […]
Bank has allocated 43% of R$542m raised last year in two technology companies 08/24/2022 Patricia Genelhu — Foto: Silvia Zamboni/Valor A year after raising R$542 million for its first impact-investing fund, BTG Pactual has allocated 43% of its funds to two technology companies: Alliare (agribusiness) and Gran Cursos Online (education). Now, in order to invest […]