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Brazilian fintech unicorn EBANX acquires JoyPay, partners with CellPoint Digital

Contxto – Here’s a double whammy for Brazilian fintech unicorn, EBANX. The financial service guru recently acquired São Paulo-based fintech,...

December 3, 2019

New fund for Brazilian startups will premiere in the smart city of Curitiba in 2020

Contxto – Brazil’s upward trajectory for startup maturity continues as the city government of Curitiba has revealed a new initiative,...

December 3, 2019

Brazilian proptech unicorn QuintoAndar will broker buying and selling of real estate

Contxto – Like a property agent coming to a showing with an extra set of terms and agreements, QuintoAndar has...

December 2, 2019

Brazilian proptech Housi wraps up US$11 million investment from Redpoint eventures

Contxto – São Paulo-based startup Housi is making a very cozy home for itself in Redpoint eventures’ portfolio, following a...

December 2, 2019

Brazilian delivery startup 99 on the up and up with new same-day driver payments with BePay

Contxto – Sometimes delivery jobs are more than just a part-time gig or side hustle but a bonafide career. The...

November 30, 2019

Brazilian construtech and proptech accelerator MITHUB announces Talk and Mentoring programs

Contxto – Brazilian startups developing disruptive solutions for both the construction and real estate markets can look forward to a...

November 29, 2019

Inter-American Development Bank will use US$600,000 to help small Mexican farmers through blockchain

Contxto – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced that US$600,000 are tagged to finance small agriculture farmers in Chiapas using...

November 29, 2019

Mendelics debuts at-home DNA test in Brazil, meuDNA, potentially opening a Pandora’s genome

Contxto – From Portuguese to Japanese to Amerindian to African ancestry, Brazil is known, alongside South Africa, as a rainbow...

November 29, 2019

Mexican weex wallet is now Mibo and the neobank competition is heating up

Contxto – If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Or in the case of Mexican neobank,...

November 29, 2019

Rappi 101: A quick review of how the last-minute delivery app got to where it is

Contxto – Pay no heed to what seems to be Rappi’s trudge through the murky waters of controversy. On a...

November 28, 2019