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Nubank debit payments for Spotify and Netflix from December 9

Contxto – Just yesterday, Brazilian fintech Nubank revealed that NuConta cardholders can look forward to making monthly debit payments for...

November 27, 2019

Brazilian tax breaks for startups in the works… hopefully

Contxto – The Brazilian government wants to beef up its startup ecosystem. The proverbial old-school, best-practice handbook dictates that this...

November 25, 2019

SoftBank leads US$140 million round in VTEX to fulfill global expansion goal

Contxto – “All your customer experiences. A unified commerce platform”. This is the claim headlining VTEX’s product description page. The...

November 25, 2019

Brazilian insurtech Pitzi raises over US$14.2 million boosted by QED Investors and WTI

Contxto – From top secret to public knowledge, Brazilian mobile insurance provider Pitzi recently revealed that it raised R$60 million...

November 20, 2019

Grow Mobility scraps Yellow app, combines rentals with Grin and Rappi platforms

Contxto – As per usual, changes are afoot at Grow. The mobility startup was born from the January 2019 merger...

November 19, 2019

Brazilian fintech Neon closes Series B worth US$95 million

Contxto – Fintech competition keeps getting stiffer in Brazil. Yesterday, Neon announced a R$400 million (around US$95 million) Series B...

November 19, 2019

Review: Zoemob keeps your loved ones safe with its family assistant

Contxto – Insecurity is a prevalent issue in Latin America and throughout the world. Adding to that, family dynamics are...

November 18, 2019

Brazilian VC firm monashees aims to raise US$280 million for its newest fund

Contxto – Somebody has big investment plans in the near future, and that someone’s name is monashees. Recently, this VC...

November 15, 2019

TruckPad from Brazil wraps up undisclosed funding round with Chinese Manbang Group

Contxto – Trucking companies stick together, at least that’s how it appears with TruckPad and its partnership with the Manbang...

November 15, 2019

Brazilian fintech unicorn EBANX, the payment gateway for global vendors in Latin America

Written by: Carla Chinski Contxto – While payments remain outdated in parts of Latin America, the Brazilian fintech EBANX is...

November 14, 2019