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Guess who’s back? Uber returns to Colombia to operate as before

Contxto – The back-and-forth drama between Uber and the government in Colombia is endless.  This week, a court in Bogotá...

June 22, 2020

Argentina fines Rappi, Glovo, and PedidosYa for cheating users in the small print

Contxto – If you’re one of those (weird) people that do not read terms and conditions for fun turn away...

June 17, 2020

Mexico’s antitrust regulator fusion initiative put on ice. Cofece, IFT, and CRE live another day

Contxto – A quick update from the fast-paced and exciting world of antitrust regulation! (Right…) It turns out that the...

June 15, 2020

Mexico wants to fuse its antitrust regulators into one… How could it help (or hurt) startups in Mexico?

Contxto – In an effort to save the federal government some mullah, last Wednesday (10), Mexican Senator Ricardo Monreal proposed...

June 12, 2020

Crypto regulations in Colombia are put on the back burner

Contxto – In human behavior, often when something is undesirable but a person does not wish to discard it entirely,...

June 12, 2020

Mexican government rolls out initial open banking regulations

Contxto – Last week Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) published the first set of regulations regarding open banking...

June 12, 2020

Corfo favors lending fintechs with latest announcement

Contxto – Corfo—Chile’s economic development agency—is giving fintechs a fighting chance. A couple of weeks ago, authorities had announced the...

June 9, 2020

Ripple and Central Bank of Brazil hold private meeting

Contxto – What are Ripple and the Central Bank of Brazil up to? On May 30, reps from both parties...

June 8, 2020

New taxes for selling on marketplaces like Mercado Libre in Mexico

Contxto – You know what’s taxing to e-commerce giant Mercado Libre in Mexico? Taxes on its individual vendors. This new...

June 5, 2020

Colombia is building dream team of entrepreneurs for tech and startups committee

Contxto – The government in Bogotá wants to put together a dream team of tech entrepreneurs and experts. Not to...

June 4, 2020