This report analyzes H1 2021 retail ecommerce sales figures for seven companies in Latin America, including Mercado Libre, Magazine Luiza, and Falabella. It also explores key trends that are helping to fuel ecommerce growth at each of these companies.

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Brazil-based credit startup Open Co, India’s BNPL card fintech Uni, and cannabis card provider SuperNet are all meeting unmet payment needs.

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