When the going gets tough, Zelle gets going

by Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson

Every week, Andrew Thompson draws on his great wealth of knowledge and experience of Latin America to bring our audience in-depth insights on economics, political risk, and business in the region.

This week, he looks into the unexpected success of US-based app Zelle in Venezuela, where economic circumstances may have opened routes for payment methods of the region's future.

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What happened?

Zelle, a payments app developed for domestic use inside the United States, has had wide and unexpected success in the crisis-torn Venezuelan economy.

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