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To take advantage of the holidays and promote financial education in children, there are various options and not just limiting yourself to saving money in a piggy bank. According to the Financial Doctor of Mibanco, a Credicorp Group company, there are five alternatives that can be used with small ones.Teach them patience and perseveranceJust as it is done with the piggy bank, the best way to learn to be patient and perseverance is showing them that the more money they collect, the closer they are to reaching a goal. Another strategy is to put down a set amount of regular…

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) improve vehicle safety, both for its occupants and other road users. The most advanced can take control in certain circumstances to avoid a loss or minimize its consequences.(Also: These are the cheapest electric cars in Colombia)The systems react in tenths of a second while a person, under normal conditions, can take between 1 and 2 seconds to act on the vehicle's controls. According to statistics and tests to reduce the risk of loss by 57 percent. Below we will tell you how some of these systems work and what they are for, which are mandatory…

The purchase of housing in Colombia has been in decline since 2022. For different reasons, Colombians have not been encouraged or have faced obstacles to acquire a new house or apartment. Only in April 2023, the sale of new housing fell 62 percent, according to figures from the Colombian Chamber of Construction, Camacol.(In context: Camacol's proposals to raise housing sales figures in Colombia). In order for you to make and be able to brand new home, keep in mind the following real estate market values.What are the cheapest new apartments? In Colombia, during the first months of 2023, the purchase…

Visa, one of the world's largest digital payments multinationals, announced Thursday the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Pismo, a cloud-native processing and banking platform for issuers, with operations in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Europe, for which it is willing to pay $1 billion in cash. (Also read: Success: the operation proposed by Gilinski for US$ 836 million to buy the chain) With the acquisition of this banking technology company, isa will be positioned to provide basic capabilities in that sector and processing for issuers of debit, prepaid, credit and commercial cards for clients through native applications (APIs)…