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Finnovista's fintech Demo Day marks the death of "nice-to-have"

Contxto – Finnovista has been busy, and they've been keeping others busy too. This showed particularly last week, when they...

May 11, 2020

Predicto AI wants to detect infections like coronavirus using a phone's camera

Contxto – With the objective of detecting symptoms of coronavirus (Covid-19), there are startups in Latam working to integrate thermaltechnology...

May 9, 2020

Proptech Houm raises US$1.3 million to expand marketplace in Chile

Contxto – Marketplace proptech Houm raised US$1.3 million and let the world know this week. The Chilean startup hosts a...

May 8, 2020

Cornershop enters United States, plans to expand further in Brazil

Contxto – Chilean-Mexican Cornershop continues its expansion. Yesterday (7), the grocery delivery startup announced the official launch of operations in...

May 8, 2020

Oyster doesn't clam up with latest product

Contxto – Mexican fintech Oyster shelled out its latest product last Monday (4). In partnership with Mastercard, this new debit...

May 8, 2020

Edtechs Platzi and Crehana experience a user bonanza in Mexico with 40 percent growth

Contxto – Edtechs Colombian Platzi and Peruvian Crehana report a surge in users due to coronavirus (Covid-19) in Mexico. Platzi...

May 8, 2020

A snapshot of the fintech scene in Colombia, courtesy of Finnovista

Contxto – Finnovista published the fifth edition of its Fintech Radar in Colombia report! And it offers a snapshot on...

May 7, 2020

iFood adds nearly US$400,000 to deliverers' tip jar, but something doesn't add up

Contxto – User's of the iFood app in Brazil contributed with a total of over R$2.2 million (US$400,000) in tips...

May 7, 2020

Facebook's latest app to provide users with free data in Peru

Contxto – Facebook chose Peru as its testing ground for its latest app, Discover. As a result, Peruvian users are...

May 7, 2020

Event-planning platform FestaLab is ready to party: it raised US$1.5 million

Contxto – Coronavirus (Covid-19) may be reducing the number of social gatherings. But party-planning platform FestaLab still has reasons to...

May 6, 2020