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Apperto wants to be the super app of small cities in Latin America

Contxto – Despite startups' constant preaching of "democratizing access to this" and "inclusion of that," many are guilty of only...

June 1, 2020

Healthtechs, Happinss and Midoconline, win as companies are officially obligated to have doctors on hand

Contxto – Mexican healthtech startups, Happinss and Midoconline, are putting the "perfect" back in "perfect storm". Both companies have seen...

June 1, 2020

Santander InnoVentures leads US$5 million investment in a55

Contxto – Santander Bank's corporate venture capital (VC) arm, Santander InnoVentures led a US$5 million investment in Brazilian fintech a55....

May 30, 2020

Accountfy raises US$6.5 million with Redpoint eventures and HDI Seguros

Contxto – Accountants at Brazilian, Accountfy, recently added US$6.5 million onto the startup's "assets" column in its balance sheet. The...

May 29, 2020

Ordering food on an app will be tough today: Delivery workers in Latin America striking

Contxto – It is often said that crises bring out the best and the worst in people. I prefer to...

May 29, 2020

Albo empresas is this fintech's secret weapon into the B2B world

Contxto – Mexican fintech, albo, is all in. Though the startup is best known for its banking app for individuals,...

May 29, 2020

Founders Fund and Kaszek Ventures invest US$10 million in Belvo

Contxto – Today, Belvo announced it raised a US$10 million investment through Founders Fund and Kaszek Ventures. The startup will...

May 29, 2020

Entu, the digital waiter serving restaurants in Colombia

Contxto – Governments in Latin America are easing lockdowns as slowly and carefully as possible. Within that setting, there too...

May 28, 2020

Stone acquires healthtech Vitta and invests in 3 other startups

Contxto – Fintech Stone is making its debut into healthcare (sort of). Expanding its scope, the Brazilian company bought Vitta,...

May 28, 2020

Fintech Global66 says remittance transfers doubled, expands to Mexico

Contxto – As migrants self-isolate in whichever part of the planet they find themselves, they're looking for new ways to...

May 28, 2020