Ueno’s collapse shakes Paraguay’s banking and politics
Politics · First reported 8 Nov, 21:04 · Updated 21:37
Paraguay’s digital bank ueno drew roughly half the country’s people to open accounts, but its collapse was followed by a political crisis and allegations of insider lending.
- Ueno was described as a homegrown digital-bank success that attracted roughly half of Paraguay’s population to open accounts.
- After the bank collapsed, Paraguay’s president was removed from office and detained, and the country entered a political crisis.
- The collapse was accompanied by allegations of insider lending; the article says half the population lost access to funds.
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- Bank
- Ueno, a digital bank in Paraguay
- Account reach
- Roughly half the country’s people opened accounts, according to The Straits Times excerpt
- Reported aftermath
- The president was removed from office and detained after the collapse
- Allegations
- Insider lending
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