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MIT students will train young Brazilians as app developers via C6 Bank collaboration

Contxto – Personally, some of my favorite news stories involve international tech diplomacy, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

December 5, 2019

Mercado Pago will debut financial services in Mexico following success in Argentina

Contxto – The quest to supply financial services to unbanked Latin Americans continues as Mercado Libre’s fintech branch, Mercado Pago,...

December 5, 2019

Brazilian fintech REBEL raises over US$10 million to scale personal loan platform

Contxto – Full of potential to promote financial inclusion, the Brazilian personal loan platform REBEL recently racked up R$42 million....

December 5, 2019

Duolingo, the newest unicorn, reaches US$1.5 billion valuation

Contxto – Guess who’s swooping into unicorn status? Following its recent Series F funding round from Alphabet’s equity funding arm,...

December 4, 2019

Emergent fintech from Uruguay Prometeo raises funds from Latinia to integrate with regional banks

Contxto – In Greek mythology, Prometheus was the Titan credited for gifting humanity the fire of the gods. Although certainly...

December 4, 2019

Here’s what happened during our first year + giveaway results!

Contxto – “Information is still obscure. We’re here to fix that.” Those were the first few words I wrote on...

December 4, 2019

Inti Tech wraps up undisclosed investment round to scale solar energy solution in Chile

Contxto – Have you ever heard of photovoltaic power plants? Don’t worry; I hadn’t either until I learned about Inti...

December 4, 2019

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

Mercado Credito receives biggest-ever loan to fintech in Mexico from Goldman Sachs—US$125 million

Contxto – My-oh-me, fresh out the oven is a hot loan worth US$125 million from the Goldman Sachs to fintech...

December 3, 2019