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Unbanked can now shop online without stress

Brazil reached the milestone of 200 million banked, according to data from the Central Bank, which indicates that 89.9% of the population has some banking link, according to estimates of the Idwall Ranking, in partnership with the consultancy Cadarn. Despite the significant number, a significant portion of the population remains unbanked, without active account or without full access to the most used financial products, such as credit or financing.

Even without a link with a financial institution, the unbanked find payment alternatives that make sense for their reality: online payment methods, offered by e-commerce, which is one of the vectors of financial inclusion, according to the Central Bank (BC).

“Fintechs that act as payment intermediaries provide various services without the need for a permanent bond with the customer. Some examples are the credit card private label or the web credario, which directly benefits the unbanked, allowing them to buy online safely and efficiently” comments Marlon Tseng, CEO of Pagsmile, a payment institution specializing in solutions that connect businesses to emerging markets.

Online payment methods for those who do not have a bank account is a differential in e-commerce

Although being with the name negative does not necessarily prevent the opening of a bank account, the credit restriction can hinder access to essential financial products. It is in this context that alternative payment methods gain strength, by offering concrete means of consumption for those who do not have a bank account or access to credit cards.

For these consumers, online payments are more than a convenience, they are an essential bridge to digital commerce.An example of this is the “buy now, pay later” (buy now, pay later) model, already familiar to the Brazilian public and today consolidated as a global trend of financial inclusion in e-commerce.
 

The bank slip is one of the most affordable payment methods in the country. Only in 2024, it handled R$ 5.8 trillion in Brazil, adding operations of individuals and companies, according to data from Febraban.“The ticket is a democratic solution. It can be paid in several channels, does not require a banking link and is widely accepted by online retail”, analyzes the executive.

In addition to it, companies can offer the unbanked the private label credit card (private label), which is issued and managed directly by retailers.It allows the customer to buy online and pay installments, which ensures the offer of credit in a secure way and reduces the risks of default, since each company can establish its own criteria for credit approval.

Another option is the web credit, a safer and more technological version of the famous IOCarne de pagamento’, which offers the unbanked customer another option to make installment purchases.
 

Technology as an ally of inclusion

The advancement of digital payment technologies has driven the entry of millions of Brazilians into the consumer market.For companies, adopting inclusive solutions is more than a competitive advantage, it is an opportunity for loyalty and expansion.

By integrating methods that accompany the real habits of the population, especially the unbanked, we create not only new business opportunities, but also more lasting connections with consumers. This is how we promote inclusion and relevance in the digital environment.”, concludes Tseng.

How organizational culture affects employee performance and engagement

A cultura organizacional deixou de ser um tema abstrato para se consolidar como uma das principais estratégias de negócio. Em um cenário onde resiliência e produtividade são vitais, empresas que priorizam a cultura colhem mais foco, engajamento, colaboração e alinhamento, e com isso entregam resultados mais sustentáveis e consistentes. As outras, pagam caro: com queda nos resultados, retrabalho, baixa produtividade, silos e perda de talentos. 

Para Mariana Damiati, sócia-diretora de Cultura e Transformações Organizacionais da Crescimentum, a cultura tem impacto direto na performance dos times e na entrega de resultados. “Cultura é o que orienta decisões difíceis e molda comportamentos diariamente. Não adianta cobrar performance se os líderes não dão o exemplo nem constroem clareza de como ela deve acontecer”, afirma.

Vale destacar que evidências práticas mostram que a cultura bem trabalhada gera ambientes mais coesos, com maior autonomia e protagonismo. Quando as pessoas entendem claramente o que é esperado delas – não apenas em metas, mas em atitudes –, elas entregam mais. Isso não é discurso idealista: é gestão baseada em consistência, coerência, alinhamento e propósito.

“A cultura vive – ou morre – nas mãos da liderança. Toda decisão, todo feedback, toda escolha ou omissão comunica e reforça o que é valorizado de verdade. Portanto, cultura e liderança são indissociáveis e caminham juntas”, explica Mariana.

A executiva destaca ainda que ambientes desalinhados culturalmente perdem velocidade e, na dinâmica de mercado atual, isso pode se tornar um risco real que pode comprometer a competitividade das empresas. Já culturas fortes e consolidadas, além de direcionar comportamentos, têm um papel fundamental na geração de senso de pertencimento e conexão das atividades do dia a dia ao propósito da empresa, aumentando a motivação, melhorando o clima organizacional, e-NPS, retenção de talentos e impactando diretamente os indicadores de performance.

“O maior erro das organizações é tratar cultura como um projeto paralelo ou um tema secundário. Cultura é uma das estratégias de negócio mais potentes para gerar resultados sustentáveis. E isso só acontece quando a liderança se torna visível, coerente e presente nas decisões cotidianas”, conclui Mariana.

IAS launches report by contextual categories on Meta platforms, improving accuracy and optimization for advertisers

Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), one of the largest global media measurement and optimization platforms, announces the release of reports by contextual categories for Meta platforms (Nasdaq: META), expanding the measurement spectrum for media in Facebook and Instagram Feed and Reels formats.The release reinforces the continuous collaboration of IAS with Meta to provide reliable and independent third-party solutions for media measurement and optimization. The new feature promotes an alignment of measurement reports with the contextual categories available in the Content Blocking Lists (Content Blocks) solution of IAS for brand suitability, advertisers and their targets.

“We are closing the loop for advertisers by providing granular, reliable, AI-based insights across the Goal that feed optimization solutions to protect brand value, minimize waste, and maximize return on investment, said Lisa Utzschneider, CEO of Integral Ad Science.“Measuring reports aligned to contextual categories mean more coverage and performance for our customers' campaigns on Meta.”

As part of the solution Total Media Quality (TMQ) for Meta, contextual category reports offer advertisers the most accurate and actionable measurements in terms of brand security and fitness. TMQ is driven by IAS multimedia technology, which performs frame-by-frame video analysis considering images, audio, and text & provides the most accurate measurement at scale. Advertisers using the IAS Content Block List solution can now access the new contextual reports.

With Meta contextual reports, advertisers get:

  • More transparency: Extended visibility into the contextual suitability of content close to ads in Feed and Reels, with trusted third-party analytics.
  • Equivalent measurement reports: Aligned to the same contextual categories as the IAS Content Block List for Meta solution.
  • Expanded contextual categories: More than 46 available categories & categories including Politics, Natural Disasters, Religion, Family & Parenting & Child Content, among others 34 global in 34 languages.

Em october 2024, the IAS has announced the release of its pioneering Content Blocking Lists (Content Block Lists) for Meta, after being selected as a supplier to develop this optimization solution. In april 2024, IAS has expanded its solution of Measuring Brand Safety and Suitability to include the category of disinformation, aligned with industry standards for the Feed and Reels formats of Facebook and Instagram february 2024, the company announced the availability of its measurement AI-based TMQ for Brand Safety and Suitability on Meta platforms, By offering advertisers advanced, industry-leading coverage.

With a humanized voice and generative AI, virtual agents gain prominence in customer service

According to studies by Pollfish and Zendesk, more than 70% of consumers give up on companies after a bad experience, and more than half brand change after a single service failure.To respond to this demand for more efficient and empathetic relationships, large telecommunications companies in Brazil are replacing the old IVRs with virtual agents with a humanized voice, which simulate real conversations with fluidity, empathy and personalization.

The search for voice automation has skyrocketed since 2023 and continues to accelerate in 2025 with the advancement of generative AI. According to a survey by Zendesk, 78% of the leaders of thecustomer experience they already perceive greater acceptance of artificial intelligence by customers, provided that the service is effective and empathetic. In this scenario, voice service is consolidated as the most direct, inclusive and reliable channel to solve demands, retain customers and scale operations with quality.

According to Daniel Sabenca, CEO of Mobcall, a company specializing in voice automation with AI having already automated millions of calls in sectors such as telecom, finance and digital retail, this advance represents a real paradigm shift: “Voice technology is no longer a resource limited to simple commands and has come to act as a direct, natural and efficient link between brands and people”, says. “Today, it is already possible to integrate agents with a realistic voice into CRMs gateways payment and complex business flows ensuring scalability without loss of quality”.

The solution can also be customized for different profiles, such as seniors, low-income users or customers from regions with specific accents.“A voz is the most human channel there is. When we manage to combine this proximity with artificial intelligence, we are not only automating processes, we are raising the standard of experience that customers expect from” brands, he concludes Sabenza.

SUSE Promotes Free Webinar

Faced with an increasingly technological world, the search for digital solutions is already a reality for Brazilian companies and public institutions.Virtualization, a technological process that allows the creation of virtual versions of hardware, such as servers, networks and storage from a single physical hardware, ensures a reduction in costs, efficiency and greater flexibility of data access.

Thinking about this scenario, SUSE, a global leader in open source enterprise solutions, promotes the free webinar on June 26, starting at 10 am “USE Virtualization”during the online event, stakeholders will have a clear understanding of virtualization and the alternatives available, tips for managing containers and virtual machines, strategies for reducing costs, and solutions for eliminating vendor lock-in.

The webinar is aimed at companies and people seeking to learn more about virtualization and how this process can help during the day to day work. Our idea is to show how SUSE Virtualization efficiently connects traditional virtual machines and cloud-native infrastructures based on Kubernetes, allowing to create a versatile IT environment that accelerates the development of applications, from the data center to the edge.

Interested parties must register at site and wait for confirmation with the access link to the webinar. Vacancies are limited.

Expert XP 2025 will bring together the great names of resource management in Brazil

Expert XP 2025, the largest investment festival in the world, confirms the participation of leaders who are at the forefront of the main resource managers of the country. With consolidated trajectories in their areas, Samer Serhan, Antonio Pedro Leon Teixeira, Rodrigo Abbud, Fabiano Rios, Ruy Alves and Marina Valentini represent different aspects of asset management and bring to the event a strategic overview of the paths of the Brazilian and global economy.

Samer Serhan, partner and CIO of private credit and infrastructure at Jive Maua, is a reference in the management of alternative assets and structured credit.With extensive experience in special situations and stressed assets, his performance has contributed to the maturation of the investment market in complex debts and opportunities outside the market mainstream.

At JGP, Antonio Pedro Leon Teixeira acts as an infrastructure fund manager, focusing on macro strategies. Throughout his career, he has built a solid reputation for his ability to read economic scenarios and for his performance in different monetary policy cycles and global conjuncture.

Rodrigo Abbud, partner and head of real state in Brazil at Patria Investimentos, has more than 30 years of experience in the real estate and capital markets.He has participated in relevant operations in the infrastructure, health, agribusiness and financial services sectors, contributing to the growth and consolidation of businesses in several regions of the country.

Fabiano Rios, CIO and founding partner at Absolute Investimentos, is one of the most respected names in the world of multi-markets.With a management model based on consistency, fundamental analysis and strict risk control, he helped position the manager as a reference in performance and institutional solidity.

At Kinea Investimentos, Ruy Alves is a partner and co-manager of multi-market funds. His experience includes stints at major global institutions, focusing on currencies, interest and commodities, which gives his management a strategic perspective on local and international assets.

Marina Valentini, global market strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, is one of the leading Brazilian executives with international operations.His career at the bank includes leadership in areas such as investment banking and relationship with institutional investors, bringing a global view on emerging markets, risk management and financial innovation.

The 2025 edition of Expert XP will also feature the special participation of Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor, former governor of California and global reference in leadership and social impact. Schwarzenegger's presence reinforces Expert XP's proposal to go beyond investments, promoting discussions on purpose, resilience and transformation.

With an audience of more than 45 thousand people expected, Expert XP 2025 will bring together dozens of panels and immersive experiences focused on innovation, technology, financial market, ESG, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurial culture and more.

Since its first edition in 2010, the event has brought to Brazil names such as Bill Clinton, Malala Yousafzai, Serena Williams, Tom Brady and Yuval Harari. In 2024, Expert XP brought together more than 45 thousand people, with 117 hours of content, 300 speakers and themes that addressed investments, economy, politics, sustainability and culture.

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Event:
 XP Expert 2025
Date: 
25 And 26 July 2025
Location: 
Sao Paulo Expo & Sao Paulo/SP

XP Card Benefits: 1% of Investback or 1 point per dollar.

Admission for both days with XP Card (25 and 26/07): R$ 1,090.00

Saturday admission (26/07): R$ 726.00

Official website: www.expertxp.com.br

How to apply AI in digital marketing without losing authenticity

A inteligência artificial já é protagonista em muitas estratégias de marketing digital, otimizando campanhas, personalizando comunicações e acelerando resultados. No entanto, um dos principais desafios enfrentados pelas marcas é usar essa tecnologia sem abrir mão de sua voz única e autêntica.

Ao mesmo tempo em que a IA permite escalar conteúdos e automatizar interações, o consumidor atual valoriza o que é genuíno. Segundo pesquisa de 2024 da Edelman Trust Barometer, 81% das pessoas afirmam que precisam confiar em uma marca para decidir comprar dela. Isso significa, que mais do que eficiência, é preciso manter a humanidade na comunicação.

“Não se trata de escolher entre tecnologia e humanidade. O ponto central é saber usar a inteligência artificial como um meio para potencializar a criatividade, e não como um substituto dela”, afirma Raphael Lassance, especialista em Growth e sócio e mentor do Sales Clube, maior comunidade de vendas do Brasil.

O uso da IA no marketing digital deve seguir algumas diretrizes para manter a autenticidade da comunicação. A IA é uma ferramenta poderosa para escalar, testar e otimizar. Mas é preciso ter um posicionamento bem definido e garantir que a voz da marca esteja sempre presente, mesmo nas mensagens geradas automaticamente. O que gera conexão são as emoções humanas e isso ainda não se automatiza.

Abaixo, Lassance destaca cinco práticas essenciais para quem quer usar IA de forma estratégica, sem perder a essência da marca:

  1. Direcionamento claro de tom de voz: as ferramentas precisam ser alimentadas com os valores e a linguagem da marca. Sem isso, correm o risco de gerar mensagens genéricas e despersonalizadas;
  2. Curadoria humana ativa: mesmo com a automação, o olhar humano continua fundamental. A revisão de textos, imagens e interações garante empatia e sensibilidade nas mensagens;
  3. Conteúdo com propósito: usar IA para acelerar a produção de conteúdo é válido, desde que os materiais tenham utilidade real para o público. A superficialidade compromete a confiança;
  4. Dados como aliados da empatia: a ferramenta permite analisar comportamentos e interesses com profundidade. Usar essas informações para entregar valor, e não apenas vender, é o que constrói relacionamento;
  5. Testes com responsabilidade: a IA facilita a criação de variações de campanha, mas é essencial avaliar constantemente o impacto dessas variações na percepção da marca.

A combinação entre inteligência artificial e marketing digital tende a se tornar cada vez mais sofisticada nos próximos anos. Mas para que isso gere valor real, será preciso lembrar, que no final das contas, ainda falamos com pessoas. E pessoas se conectam com histórias, não com robôs.

Intermediation market will see the end of the “occult businesses”, says CEO of a company in the sector

The logic of charging commissions on sales, even without generating direct value in the production chain, is in check. This is the vision of Andre Cruz, co-founder and CEO of Guru Digital Manager, Complete online checkout and sales management platform, and book author '''Politically Incorrect Guide for Digital Entrepreneurs. “We are living the end of the era of hidden businesses’.The market no longer tolerates intermediaries who enrich at the expense of the effort of others”, he says.

The criticism refers to the dominant pattern of large marketplaces, such as apps and intermediation platforms, which retain up to 30% of the value transacted in the name of access and visibility. According to Cruz, this creates a structural imbalance, penalizing precisely those who create, sell or deliver real value.

“Since 2017, we have bet on a contrary approach: charging a fixed monthly fee, without commissions on sales. At the time, we were told that it would not work. Today, we see giants like iFood, AppStore and even 99Food reviewing their models, pressured by competition, rejection and need for financial sustainability.Our strategy proved effective.In 2024, our customers saved R$ 75 million that, on other platforms, would be destined to rates. The cycle is turning around”, highlights the CEO.“With the increase in efficiency and uncertainties in the interest rates and the real value scenario, it has led to get more value, the value in the money, the cost and cost more.

Operating in Brazil, the United States and Europe, the company serves recurring businesses, content creators, events and sellers of simple physical products, offering checkout, integration with marketing tools, after-sales and real-time metrics. Pioneer in fixed monthly, last year moved R$ 3 billion only in Brazil and projects to exceed R$ 6 billion in transactions by the end of 2025.

In his book, Andre presents practical ways to undertake with freedom in the virtual world, but moving away from platforms that explore business and do not generate rewards. With a direct approach, he denounces how the sales systems “only-pay-sell” make its users hostage to abusive fees and lack of autonomy.

“It is a dynamic that favors the digital stelionate, especially with the proliferation of courses to sell’. A market has been created that profits from dreams and empty promises, aimed at those who seek shortcuts and ends up getting carried away by illusions. Without autonomy, many professionals work for third party interests, while seeing their own committed gains. We are following a clear migration to solutions that prioritize the entrepreneur, and Guru has taken the lead in this movement, with ethics, efficiency and purpose. We continue growing in a sustainable way, with margin and long-term vision concludes. And now, more than ever, we seek partners who share this same CEO philosophy, we have.

Summit Entrepreneurial Alliance points out five paths to a more inclusive entrepreneurial future

Trabalhar pela construção de um ecossistema empreendedor verdadeiramente inclusivo é o que move a Aliança Empreendedora há 20 anos. Incluir as pessoas que compõem a base da pirâmide não é uma tarefa simples, entretanto a organização aponta algumas diretrizes que permitem maior participação destes empreendedores. As propostas surgiram durante a realização do Summit Aliança Empreendedora – Uma Breve História sobre o Futuro do Empreendedorismo, que aconteceu em Brasília, no início dejunho.

O evento, que integra as celebrações de 20 anos de impacto da Aliança Empreendedora, reuniu centenas de empreendedores, lideranças e autoridades governamentais que apresentaram os desafios e discutiram as soluções para impulsionar esse campo da economia. Esse encontro é uma iniciativa da Aliança Empreendedora e do Programa Empreender 360, em parceria com o Bank of America, Instituto Assaí, Fundação Arymax, Coca-Cola Brasil, Mercado Pago, Fundação Grupo Volkswagen, Instituto Lojas Renner, Itaipu Binacional e Caixa Econômica e Mercado Pago. As discussões resultaram em um documento que apresenta os principais desafios e as possíveis soluções para cada cenário. O documento completo pode ser acessado here

The acesso equitativo ao capital e recursos é um ponto exposto no documento e, talvez, o desafio mais crítico e urgente. “Para que a inovação floresça em todas as camadas sociais, é imperativo que o financiamento, a mentoria e a infraestrutura estejam disponíveis de forma igualitária, rompendo barreiras de localização, gênero, etnia ou classe social”, comenta Lina Useche, cofundadora e head de relações institucionais da Aliança Empreendedora.

Além disso, criar e tornar acessíveis programas de capacitação e desenvolvimento personalizados and criação de redes de apoio e comunidades também foram listados e são primordiais para o sucesso do projeto. “Essas questões são indispensáveis, antes de tudo porque nenhum empreendedor, e nem mesmo uma pessoa, pode crescer sozinho, pois vivemos em sociedade”, explica Lina.  É necessário desenvolver ambientes seguros, especialmente para aqueles que se sentem marginalizados, para trocas e aprendizados. 

Por fim, o documento ainda aponta dois caminhos de superação de obstáculos, que também são questões sociais em evidência: promover a diversidade e a representatividade remover barreiras sistêmicas e preconceitos. Ambas estão intimamente relacionadas e dizem respeito à pluralidade da sociedade brasileira. Criar políticas públicas e eliminar vieses que desfavorecem determinados públicos e grupos é urgente para que o ecossistema empreendedor seja mais inclusivo. 

O Fórum Brasileiro de Microempreendedorismo, encontro que integrou a programação do Summit Aliança Empreendedora, mostrou que as pessoas se reinventam, resistem e são solidárias para superar os desafios ao empreendedor. Entretanto, essa criatividade não é suficiente para mudar o cenário. Para isso é preciso apoio concreto, articulação institucional e políticas públicas que, ao invés de podar, cultivem mais potencialidades, que é uma das missões da Aliança Empreendedora. 

How should brands talk to Generations Z and Alpha? 

THE LOI, a consultancy specialized in influencer marketing, and InstitutoZ, from Trope, a Generation Z and Alpha consultancy, presented a new strategic approach for brands that want to connect authentically with Generation Z (born between 1996 and 2010) and Generation Alpha (born from 2010).

Combining consumer data, digital habits and cultural perceptions, the presentation reveals that 2.62 Billion people in the world they belong to Gen Z (UN, 2024), being 51 Million in Brazil (IBGE, 2024; Unravelling the Habits of Generation Y in Brazil), with a estimated purchasing power of R$ 662 billion per year in the country alone (IBGE, FGV and Continuous PNAD, 2025). Gen Alpha, with about 2 Billion individuals globally (Modern Consumer, 2025), begins to show its consumption traits, digital behavior and social influence.

According to Felipe Colaneri, co-founder of LOI, “ brands need to stop treating young people as a single block and understand the multiple codes that build their identity, from digital to physical”. One of the highlights of the study is the analysis of the culture “phygital”, which shows how the integration between online and offline experiences has become essential to generate belonging.

Another point raised is the role of the creator economy in the purchase decision: 80% from Gen Z has already consumed foods indicated by influencers (Study “Who Influences Generation Z?”, 2025), and 66% participated in cultural events on recommendation of breeders (Study “Who Influences Generation Z?”, 2025). Influence is pulverized, the 37% trusts more people with a small or average follower base , while only 7% relies more on big influencers.

The research also reveals that more than 50% from Gen Z spends more than seven hours a day connected (InstitutoZ & YOUPIX 2025), especially on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok 60% of Brazilian companies report difficulty communicating with this audience through traditional channels (Research: “What are the difficulties of Brazilian companies with GenZ?”, 2025). And worse: 1 In 3 companies even have a specific strategy to talk to GenZ (Research: “What are the difficulties of Brazilian companies with Gen Z?”, 2025).

For Luiz Menezes, founder of Trope and content creator with experience in projects for Meta, Disney and Itau, “ it is necessary that brands stop trying to impact Generation Z and start involving it”. The presentation also highlights cases such as Carmed, Netflix and Roblox, who have been able to adapt their language, channels and collaborations to dialogue with the new generations in a legitimate way.

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