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Nubank Announces Nucoin, Its Cryptocurrency Aimed At Building Customer Loyalty

Nubank, the financial platform born in Brazil in 2013, announced the creation of Nucoin, its first cryptocurrency. It will be...

October 21, 2022

Betterfly Lays off Several Employees in Brazil and Chile

Betterfly, a Chilean company that in February achieved unicorn status, and a platform that companies hire to provide life insurance...

August 12, 2022

Creditas Raises US$50 Million and Buys Banking License From Andbank in Brazil

The Brazilian company, dedicated to secured lending and other financial services, announced in a press release a partnership with Andbank,...

July 8, 2022

Maya Capital Launches a US$100 Million Fund To Continue Investing in LatAm

As reported by Forbes Brazil, Brazilian fund Maya Capital, led by Monica Saggioro and Lara Leman, announced the launch of...

July 5, 2022

Five Questions With: Rentbrella

It's no longer just bikes and electric scooters that you can rent on the streets. This Brazilian startup—which has just...

June 2, 2022

Nomad, a Fintech that Allows Brazilians to Open Accounts in the US, Raises Over US$32 million

The Brazilian startup raised US$32.1 in a round led by the Stripe fund, reaching a valuation of US$200 million. Also...

May 18, 2022

Brazilian fintech Dock, a new LatAm unicorn after being valued at US$1.5 billion

The Brazilian company Dock was valued at more than US$1.5 billion in a round led by the Lightrock and Silver...

May 18, 2022

The Buy Now Pay Later Model Advances in LatAm

By Martín Cifuentes Fuentes Paying in installments is not exactly something new. However, although it includes that concept, the promise...

April 29, 2022

Brazilian foodtech Floki raises US$10 million

The startup that supplies restaurants raised US$10 million in a round led by the NFX and Valor Capital funds. Latitude...

April 25, 2022

Casai Buys Brazilian Startup Loopkey In A Strategic Acquisition

Almost a year after the Mexican hospitality proptech Casai arrived in Brazil with US$18 million ready to invest, it has...

April 6, 2022