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SoftBank to invest US$2 billion in Latin America in 2020

Contxto – Luis Moreno, the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently sat down with Marcelo Claure, CEO at...

September 11, 2020

Oyster snags historic seed round to bring financial services to SMEs and freelancers

Contxto – Mother of pearl! Fintech Oyster is raising one of Latin America’s biggest seed rounds yet. Today (10) the...

September 10, 2020

With Rappi Care, users can request Covid-19 tests straight to their door

Contxto – One might refer to the Rappi delivery app for a pizza run or to pick something up at...

September 8, 2020

SoftBank and Oyo launch joint venture in Latin America

Contxto – SoftBank is raising its stake in the tourism and hospitality industry of Latin America.  Last Friday (4), news...

September 7, 2020

Orchata: Why did this Mexican startup wait to announce it was in YC?

Contxto – Y Combinator is always full of excitement. However, we were all delightfully surprised on Demo Day after being...

September 3, 2020

Latin America’s fintech scene is just getting started, says KoreFusion report

Contxto – Last Wednesday (26) KoreFusion, a San-Fran-based consulting firm specializing in all-things financials and payments published its 2020 Latam...

September 2, 2020

Rever shows how a startup optimizing startup should pivot after Covid

Contxto – How do the pivoters pivot? That’s what we asked Errette Dunn, co-Founder and CEO of Rever, after he...

September 1, 2020

Beyond wants you to see more Teslas on the highways of Mexico

Contxto – Chances are you won’t see any electric cars if you ever find yourself driving through the highways of...

August 28, 2020

Gamification of finance: Fintech Alfi eyes government agreements

Contxto – Fintech Alfi is a self-financed operation looking to innovate in more ways than one. Firstly, it is gamifying...

August 27, 2020

Prescrypto is rolling out digital prescriptions with Doctoralia

Contxto – Last I heard of healthtech startup Prescrypto, it had wrapped up its participation in UNICEF’s Innovation Fund program...

August 27, 2020