Jacob Atkins

816 posts

Jacob Atkins is a journalist specializing in Latin America. He studied journalism and international relations at American University in Washington, D.C. and has previously reported from Chile, Ecuador, Haiti and Mexico. When he isn't writing he's most likely hiking or drawing.

Bitcoin Association Appoints New Ambassadors From Brazil, Argentina, And Panama

Argentina Brazil

Bitcoin Association appoints new ambassadors from Brazil, Argentina, and Panama

Jacob Atkins | December 13, 2019

Liberty Seguros From Brazil Invites Insurtechs To Partake In Liberty Open Colab Accelerator

Brazil Events

Liberty Seguros from Brazil invites insurtechs to partake in Liberty Open CoLab accelerator

Jacob Atkins | December 12, 2019

Brazilian Cvc Acquires Almundo, Competes With Despegar For Control Of Argentine Travel Industry

Argentina Brazil

Brazilian CVC acquires Almundo, competes with Despegar for control of Argentine travel industry

Jacob Atkins | December 12, 2019

Buenos Aires Collection Agency To Tax Digital Payment Platforms Like Mercado Pago And Todo Pago

Argentina Government

Buenos Aires Collection Agency to tax digital payment platforms like Mercado Pago and Todo Pago

Jacob Atkins | December 12, 2019

Unicef Innovation Fund To Provide Seed Funding To Drone Startups From Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, And Chile

Brazil Chile

UNICEF Innovation Fund to provide seed funding to drone startups from Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, and Chile

Jacob Atkins | December 12, 2019

Brazilian Ticket Platform Ingresse Embraces Fintech Following Series C Worth Over Us$21.8 Million

Brazil Deals

Brazilian ticket platform Ingresse embraces fintech following Series C worth over US$21.8 million

Jacob Atkins | December 11, 2019

Mexican Neobank Albo Adds Us$19 Million To Series A, Increasing Value To Us$26.4 Million

Deals Mexico

Mexican neobank Albo adds US$19 million to Series A, increasing value to US$26.4 million

Jacob Atkins | December 11, 2019

Early Traction Brazilian Startups Have Until January 12 To Apply To Overdrives Accelerator In Recife

Brazil Deals

Early traction Brazilian startups have until January 12 to apply to Overdrives accelerator in Recife

Jacob Atkins | December 11, 2019

Brazil's Rock Content Acquires Scribblelive To Globalize Saas For Digital Content Marketing

Brazil News

Brazil’s Rock Content acquires ScribbleLive to globalize SaaS for digital content marketing

Jacob Atkins | December 10, 2019

Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian Bets On Argentine Soccer Scouting App Gloria

Argentina News

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian bets on Argentine soccer scouting app Gloria

Jacob Atkins | December 10, 2019