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Forgot your wallet? You can always pay with your face

Contxto – Brazilian fintech Payface’s recent investment for R$3 million (US$572,000) bodes a promising trend in contactless payments. Investors included...

June 17, 2020

Kaszek leads US$21 million investment in fintech Remessa Online

Contxto – The coronavirus pandemic may have slowed investments down. But some significant rounds are still trickling through and giving...

June 16, 2020

Pipo Saúde raises US$4.6 million through Kaszek Ventures and Monashees

Contxto – Startups in the insurance sector continue to take the spotlight. Last week, Kaszek Ventures and Monashees co-led a...

June 16, 2020

Facebook’s WhatsApp debuts payment service in Brazil

Contxto – Social media behemoth Facebook is debuting a highly-anticipated feature in Brazil. Through its Facebook Pay service and Cielo—a...

June 15, 2020

Female founders to pitch for Silicon Valley accelerator

Contxto – Save the date female founders of Latam! On June 18, Women’s Startup Lab (WSLab), an accelerator from Silicon...

June 15, 2020

Startup nocnoc landed a knockout partnership with marketplace Mobly

Contxto – Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s Uruguayan startup nocnoc who’s expanded its ops in Brazil. Through its recent partnership...

June 15, 2020

Genial Care closes seed round to help kids with autism in Brazil

Contxto – For parents with a child diagnosed with autism, it can be difficult to know how to cope and...

June 11, 2020

E-commerce in Mexico and Brazil is booming, here’s what AI tech is doing about it

Contxto – During the first quarter of 2020, Visa reported that 13 million people in Latin America made their first...

June 11, 2020

Iporanga and Wayra lead US$818,000 investment in mobility startup Voll

Contxto – Brazilian mobility startup Voll is going places—literally. Thanks to its recent investment for R$4 million (around US$818,000) through...

June 11, 2020

XP Investimentos acquires majority stake in fintech Fliper

Contxto – Open banking in Brazil has led XP Investimentos to review its growth strategy. And in light of the...

June 10, 2020