AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEl Salvador–U.S. Tech & AI Push: A U.S. delegation visit highlighted El Salvador’s “remarkable progress” in San Salvador’s historic center and growing investment hub, with officials also discussing the country’s ambitious AI strategy. Crypto in the Region: Bitget Wallet named Uber veteran Jack Zhai as Head of the Americas, signaling a push to make crypto wallets an everyday finance app across the region. Payments Infrastructure: RS2 expanded its Latin America footprint with a long-term processing deal, extending acquiring and issuing services into markets including El Salvador. AI Adoption Watch: A new global map of AI usage for Q1 2026 shows the UAE and Singapore leading by far, while the U.S. lags in everyday adoption despite leading AI development. Governance Pressure: A global governance report warns democratic accountability is slipping while state capacity plateaus—an issue that keeps resurfacing across the region’s politics and institutions.
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