{
  "id": 19285725,
  "title": "Cómo quebró Ueno, el banco de Paraguay que prometía a sus clientes reembolsar el 40% de las compras",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/como-quebro-ueno-el-banco-de-paraguay-que-prometia-a-sus-clientes",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T04:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/america/2026-11-10/como-quebro-ueno-el-banco-de-paraguay-que-prometia-a-sus-clientes-reembolsar-el-40-de-las-compras.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "In November 2023, the massive Paraguayan conglomerate Grupo Vázquez launched a new online bank, aiming to emulate the success of neobanks like Revolut. This entity, named Ueno, experienced exponential growth, reaching a point where almost three million Paraguayans deposited their money in it, accounting for 60% of the adult population. Until a sudden collapse on Tuesday, Ueno had thrived on an aggressive customer acquisition model that offered up to a 40% refund on all purchases made through its credit card and sports sponsorships, which helped popularize its brand. The system was entirely unsustainable, as acknowledged by former Paraguayan Minister of Finance Dionisio Borda, who describes it as a \"typical case of a death announced.\"",
  "summary": "La entidad ha sido liquidada por problemas de solvencia derivados de préstamos otorgados a empresas de su mismo grupo empresarial",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}