Fintech First from the Flank: Why Mexican Payments Look Less Like Silicon Valley and More Like the Battle of Puebla
A war historian’s view of Mexican fintech: not as a victory parade of exported apps, but as a hard‑fought campaign where one obscure maneuver—offline payment authorization—shows how Mexico is quietly training the shock troops of emerging‑market finance.
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