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Startup Perú begins hunt for 8th generation innovators

Contxto – The Innóvate Perú Summit closed on a very positive note last Friday. It called for its 8th generation...

November 27, 2019

Chile’s CORFO and ERA Global to launch soft landing for ambitious startups

Contxto – CORFO has cropped up on this site every once in a while. However, for those not in the...

November 27, 2019

Smart Forest City, an eco-friendly paradise may come to Cancun

Contxto – Is it Avatar’s Pandora? Nope. Xandar from Guardians of the Galaxy? Nay. It’s Smart Forest City! A green,...

November 27, 2019

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

Google + Peruvian Telefónica = internet balloons?

Contxto – What do you get when you cross a multinational tech company with a telecom firm? If you guessed...

November 27, 2019

Blockchain titles could change the power dynamic in Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay

Contxto – Not much time has passed since its collaboration with SoftBank, and now the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has...

November 26, 2019

DiDi premiers in Costa Rica. Might it just drive Uber out of this Latin American country?

Contxto – Chinese ride-hailing whopper, DiDi, recently launched in Costa Rica, confirming that Uber and other similar apps will now...

November 26, 2019

Bring the tequila! Contxto’s anniversary is just around the corner

Contxto – Yes, it might not seem like Contxto is only one year old, but it is. Almost.  In fact,...

November 26, 2019

Regtech on the rise, Kriptos receives funding for data classification solution

Contxto – Ecuadorian data management startup Kriptos recently wrapped up an investment round for an undisclosed amount. Participants included SixThirty...

November 26, 2019

Argentine legaltech Kleros believes the future of legal disputes rests online

Contxto – Maybe this is just my hypothesis, but no sector seems immune to the blockchain revolution. The judiciary is...

November 26, 2019