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Micromobility startup Lime expands to Bogota

Contxto – One of the world’s largest micromobility companies, Lime, just went through a growth spurt in Colombia. Last week,...

May 4, 2019

Banxico rolls out CoDi pilot for cashless QR and NFC payments

Contxto – After months of anticipation, Mexico’s national bank (Banxico) finally launched the Cobro Digital (CoDi) pilot program on April...

May 3, 2019

Brazilian government signs measure to reduce bureaucracy for startups

Contxto – Last Tuesday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a provisional measure to foster entrepreneurship through reduced levels of bureaucracy....

May 3, 2019

Talent Land 2019 wraps up, attracts 60,000 guests

Contxto – Over 60,000 tech enthusiasts saw more than 1,700 hours of content at Expo Guadalajara’s second annual Talent Land...

May 2, 2019

Technisys lands US$50 million Series C to merge traditional and digital banking

Contxto – A Miami-based tech firm that provides disruptive banking systems to partners, Technisys, just raised US$50 million from Riverwood...

May 2, 2019

Google Cloud names Xertica as top partner for third year

Contxto – Google Cloud just named Xertica as their largest cloud partner for the third consecutive year. Known for implementing...

May 2, 2019

Rappi formalizes US$1 billion SoftBank investment

Contxto – The future of entrepreneurship in Latin America has officially arrived. As of yesterday, Rappi confirmed a US$1 billion...

May 1, 2019

Domestic services platform, Mi Dulce Hogar, expands to Mexico City

Contxto – What began as a cleaning platform to connect domestic workers with jobs in Guadalajara, Mexico has evolved into...

May 1, 2019

Glovo acquires Peru’s Domicilios.com, announces US$169 million Series D

Contxto – Glovo has thrown the world for a few curveballs over the past 24 hours, the first being its...

April 30, 2019

Glovo leaves Chilean market behind after financial hardships

Contxto – Until recently, it looked like Spanish home delivery app Glovo was going to secure a substantial market share...

April 29, 2019