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        <title><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo is a reporter for Bloomberg News in Mexico City covering crypto and fintech in Latin America. She’s written for the New York Times and Forbes.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[MercadoLibre Dives As Profits Miss on Rapid Growth Push]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:06:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[La informalidad impulsa el reinado del efectivo en México]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[La arraigada cultura del pago en efectivo del país se mantiene firme frente a un esfuerzo implacable de cientos de millones de dólares por parte de las empresas de tecnología financiera]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:02:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexico’s Banks Handed Out Millions of Cards That Nobody Wants]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The country’s die-hard cash culture is holding up against a relentless, hundred-million dollar effort from fintech companies]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:45:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stablecoin Giant Tether Leads Investment in Argentine Crypto App]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Pledges More Tourist Security After Pyramid Shooting]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:46:42 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>State police patrols at the Teotihuacan archaeological zone after a shooting that killed one tourist in Teotihuacan, Mexico, on April 20, 2026.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Plata Hits $5 Billion Valuation in Bicycle Capital-Led Funding]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Valentine Hilaire]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:33:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Billionaire’s US Banking Ordeal Fuels Her Mission to Disrupt It]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matheus Piovesana]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Opposition Backs Machado as Candidate in Next Vote]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:16:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cash Losing Its Crown in the World’s Biggest Money Corridor]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:55:50 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Remittance payments have been traditionally been made with cash and in person at traditional companies like Western Union and Moneygram.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Argentina’s Ualá Reaches $3.2 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round ]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/uala-reaches-3-2-billion-valuation-in-195-million-round-led-by-allianz-x</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pierpaolo Barbieri, founder and chief executive officer of Ualá, during the Bloomberg New Economy at the B20 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sequoia, Founders Fund Back $70 Million Raise for Latam’s ARQ]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexican Convenience Store Operator Looks to Revamp Fintech Unit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Stillman]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Signage outside an OXXO convenience store in Mexico City, Mexico, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Mexico low-cost airline company Volaris signed an agreement with Femsa Digital to offer their clients a loyalty program to accumulate and redeem points in all Oxxo stores in the country and through Volaris.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[MercadoLibre Tumbles After Net Income Miss on Spending Boost]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Goodwater and Kaszek Lead Round for ‘Deskless Staff’ HR App Humand]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexico’s Plata Wins Banking License, Heating Up Fintech Race]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Valentine Hilaire]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 03:26:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Latin America Unicorn Clara Names Former Point72 VP as CFO]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Carolina Gonzalez]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexico Unveils Energy-Focused Investment Plan to Juice Economy]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:50:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kaszek, Endeavor Back Series B for tapi’s Expansion in Mexico]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:13:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Argentina’s Pomelo Raises $55 Million to Boost Payment Offerings]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/argentina-s-pomelo-raises-55-million-in-series-c-to-boost-payment-offerings</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Revolut Seeks Peru Banking License for Latin America Expansion]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matheus Piovesana]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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