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Nubank’s latest feature is a prime example of why it’s popular in Brazil

Contxto – Splitting the bill at a restaurant amongst multiple people can make it easier on one’s wallet. But there’s...

May 12, 2020

What Uber’s investment in Lime means for Latin America

Contxto – Last Thursday (7), Uber announced its lead in an investment for US$170 million in San Fran-based micro-mobility startup,...

May 11, 2020

Put away my phone? I’m afraid I literally can’t do that

Contxto – Are you familiar with the term Nomophobia? It is the fear of being without a or beyond contact...

May 11, 2020

Finnovista’s fintech Demo Day marks the death of “nice-to-have”

Contxto – Finnovista has been busy, and they’ve been keeping others busy too. This showed particularly last week, when they...

May 11, 2020

iFood adds nearly US$400,000 to deliverers’ tip jar, but something doesn’t add up

Contxto – User’s of the iFood app in Brazil contributed with a total of over R$2.2 million (US$400,000) in tips...

May 7, 2020

Coronavirus: Tinder for startup power couples. But will they last?

Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows William Shakespeare  Contxto – There’s no denying that coronavirus (Covid-19) is making for...

May 7, 2020

Event-planning platform FestaLab is ready to party: it raised US$1.5 million

Contxto – Coronavirus (Covid-19) may be reducing the number of social gatherings. But party-planning platform FestaLab still has reasons to...

May 6, 2020

Brazil to embrace open banking regulations in November 2020

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Traditional banks in Brazil, beware! Your time of data hoarding is growing short. The country’s...

May 6, 2020

Legaltech in Brazil (beta)

Is a startup missing? Contxto – The emergence of useful tech to facilitate passage through difficult markets is a healthy...

May 5, 2020

Clarke Energia super-charged with US$600,000 investment through Canary

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Brazilian startup Clarke Energia now has the energy or rather, investment to keep going. It...

May 5, 2020