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Start-Up Chile’s new Growth accelerator will offer US$100,000 in funding

Contxto – If you’re a startup, funding opportunities exist… if you know where to look. Have you tried the southern...

July 29, 2020

Instacart in lawsuit against delivery startup Cornershop

Contxto – Grocery delivery drama coming your way.  News recently broke that San Fran’s Instacart filed a lawsuit against Chilean-Mexican,...

July 24, 2020

Central Bank reconsiders authorizing WhatsApp payments in Brazil

Contxto – Yes, no, maybe so… The Central Bank in Brazil is proving to be a bit fickle when it...

July 22, 2020

How has a law in Argentina shaken up last-mile delivery in Latam?

Contxto – Last Thursday the local parliament of Buenos Aires passed a law regulating certain aspects of last-mile delivery services....

July 20, 2020

The risk of open banking self-regulation in Brazil

Contxto – When it comes to open banking regulations, the Central Bank of Brazil wasn’t severe when it came to...

July 15, 2020

What you need to know about the reforms to Mexico’s Copyright Law

Contxto – One week ago, the Mexican Senate approved reforms to the country’s federal Copyright Law. These changes were in...

July 7, 2020

Mercado Libre aims to launch credit card in Chile

Contxto – E-commerce giant Mercado Libre is making headway in its fintech plans for Chile. Authorities, through the Financial Market...

July 6, 2020

Government’s payment platform CoDi has yet to take off in Mexico

Contxto – Even the best-intentioned public policy can fall a little flat. Case and point is Mexico’s mobile payment platform,...

July 1, 2020

Colombia experiments with blockchain to curtail corruption

Contxto – “Gimme your lunch money!” While that’s usually the type of phrase that comes from your playground bullies, it’s...

June 24, 2020

BNDES injects US$4 million into fund open to crypto and Bitcoin solutions

Contxto – Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has its eye on the future that cryptocurrency fans...

June 24, 2020