The R2 Blog

The World Cup Money Is Real. So What Comes After.

We're in the final stretch. The 2026 World Cup ends July 19th, and the numbers have been genuinely significant. The Confederación de Cámaras Nacionales de Comercio, Servicios y Turismo (CONCANACO SERVYTUR) projects a total economic injection of up to 65,000 million pesos across Mexico, concentrated in the three host cities where the 13 Mexican matches were played. After Mexico beat South Africa in the opening match alone, CONCANACO estimated a preliminary spike of over 1,200 million pesos in consumption across Mexico City and surrounding areas, driven by restaurants, hotels, bars, transport, and local commerce.

July 7, 2026

Winning the Embedded Lending World Cup Starts with the Right Partner

Winning on the global stage requires a lot more than just individual talent. It demands a rock-solid strategy, seamless coordination, and the stamina to perform across entirely different terrains. As the world tunes into the World Cup, businesses need to realize that launching an embedded lending program follows the exact same playbook.

June 8, 2026

Digital Commerce in LatAm Is No Longer Growing Alone: It’s Growing Funded from inside

Millions of merchants now operate across marketplaces, delivery apps, and e-commerce platforms. However, the true differentiator isn't sales volume, it's who has access to the capital needed to scale at the exact moment they need it most. Embedded finance is rewriting this equation.

May 7, 2026

Why Do Healthy SMEs Fail? The Battle Between Liquidity and Solvency

April 6, 2026

Why Latin America Requires Different Credit Models

Access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises in Latin America remains structurally constrained. This is often attributed to elevated risk, macroeconomic volatility, or weak documentation standards. However, these explanations overlook a more fundamental issue.The region’s economic structure differs materially from that of highly formalized economies where most contemporary credit models were originally designed. Informality, uneven bureau depth, liquidity volatility, and accelerating digital payment adoption create a distinct operating environment. When underwriting frameworks built for mature, fully formalized markets are applied without structural adaptation, they tend to misinterpret ambiguity as risk.

February 27, 2026

How We Sustainably Balance Growth and Risk at Scale

As digital financial products proliferate and embedded credit becomes a core growth driver in Latin America, the imperative for sustainable expansion has never been clearer.

January 30, 2026

State of Embedded Finance and Credit in Latin America

Latin America’s financial landscape is at a defining moment for the future of business credit.

January 28, 2026

Building the Foundations of Embedded Finance in LatAm: R2’s 2025 Reflection

As 2025 comes to a close, we look back with a deep sense of pride, not only in what we accomplished at R2, but in how we did it. This was a year defined by partnerships, trust, and the conviction that financial access should scale across borders.

December 23, 2025

Embedded Credit in Action: empowering tech platforms to unlock SMB potential in LatAm

How technology companies revolutionize SMB financing in LatAm with R2’s unique revenue-based lending. Deep-dive into credit innovation, AI-powered tech, and real impact on underserved businesses.

June 17, 2025

Digital banking growth and its impact on SME lending in LatAm

How digital banking is transforming digital platforms by enabling SME financing in Latin America. Explore fintech trends 2025, embedded lending, and the future of financial inclusion in LATAM.

June 10, 2025

Embedded finance in LatAm vs. the U.S.?

Why embedded finance makes more sense in LatAm than in the U.S.: explore how digital platforms in emerging markets are solving real credit gaps through inclusive, performance-based models.

June 4, 2025

How R2 Embedded Finance sets a new standard in digital lending

Learn how R2 Embedded Finance transforms digital lending by integrating financing into platform workflows. Smarter credit, built on real revenue data.

May 29, 2025

Marketplaces, restaurants, retailers, and delivery drivers: Who can benefit from digital financing?

How different business models in LATAM—like marketplaces, restaurants, and delivery platforms—benefit from embedded lending and flexible digital financing.

May 21, 2025

Flexible financing in LatAm: How retail and delivery businesses scale without traditional banks

How flexible financing solutions like RBF, crowdfunding, and fintech platforms empower retail and delivery businesses to grow—no banks required.

May 15, 2025

The 5 trends transforming SMB financing in Latin America

Discover 5 fintech trends reshaping SME financing in LATAM, from embedded finance to data-driven lending and policy innovation.

May 12, 2025

Why Embedded Finance is Key for Companies in LATAM in 2025 and Beyond

Discovering how embedded finance reshapes digital platforms and solves financing challenges for SMBs

May 5, 2025

R2 launches merchant lending with Uber Eats in Chile

Bringing embedded financing to restaurants in Chile through our partnership with Uber Eats

April 29, 2025

R2 propels inDrive Money in Peru

R2 expands financial access for gig workers in Peru through inDrive partnership

March 31, 2025

R2 Powers Uber Eats' Merchant Lending in Mexico

To kick off 2025, we’re thrilled to announce a seminal partnership with Uber to introduce Uber Eats Financing, starting in Mexico

January 21, 2025

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