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Interest-Only vs. Amortization: Which Structure Works for LATAM Operators
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Interest-Only vs. Amortization: Which Structure Works for LATAM Operators

Worked examples comparing repayment structures for infrastructure financing. The kind of post operators bookmark and share.

July 7, 2026 · 6 min read

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Tokenization Is Infrastructure, Not Speculation
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Tokenization Is Infrastructure, Not Speculation

A clear line between tokenization as financial infrastructure and crypto speculation. What Franklin Templeton, SWIFT, and Stellar tell us about the future.

Jun 30, 2026 · 6 min

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Building a Rate Engine for 10 Countries: What We Learned (Build in Public #1)
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Building a Rate Engine for 10 Countries: What We Learned (Build in Public #1)

The story of building a pricing engine for LATAM infrastructure. We got it wrong first. Here's what we learned from v1 to v4.

Jun 23, 2026 · 7 min

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Your Asset Generates Revenue. Why Does the Bank Care About Your Credit Score?
#Financing

Your Asset Generates Revenue. Why Does the Bank Care About Your Credit Score?

The shift from evaluating borrowers to evaluating assets. How asset-based lending works and why it's more aligned with operator reality.

Jun 16, 2026 · 6 min

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The PYME-Corporate Divide: Why Small Companies Pay 2-3x for the Same Capital
#Global Markets

The PYME-Corporate Divide: Why Small Companies Pay 2-3x for the Same Capital

Country-by-country OECD data on the PYME-corporate rate spread. Peru has the largest in the OECD. This gap is inefficiency, not risk.

Jun 9, 2026 · 6 min

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Policy Rate vs. Real Rate: Why the TPM Has Nothing to Do with What You Pay
#Financing

Policy Rate vs. Real Rate: Why the TPM Has Nothing to Do with What You Pay

When central banks cut rates, headlines say credit gets cheaper. For SMEs, nothing changes. Here's the data on the broken transmission mechanism.

Jun 2, 2026 · 5 min

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Why Banks Say No: 8 Structural Barriers That Block Asset Operators
#Financing

Why Banks Say No: 8 Structural Barriers That Block Asset Operators

Banks don't reject SME operators out of malice. The system is structurally designed to exclude them. Here are the 8 barriers.

May 26, 2026 · 6 min

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The Real Cost of SME Credit in Latin America: A Data-Driven Analysis
#Financing

The Real Cost of SME Credit in Latin America: A Data-Driven Analysis

We mapped what SMEs actually pay for credit across 10 LATAM countries. The spreads vs. corporate rates are staggering , and nobody publishes them.

May 19, 2026 · 6 min

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