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Government in Chile delays Uber's acquisition of Cornershop

Contxto – Cornershop, the Chilean/Mexican startup, is once again expanding throughout Latin America. On January 20, it finally entered the...

February 11, 2020

Marketplace fintech IOUU raises US$1.3 million with DOMO Invest

Contxto – IOU. An acronym nobody likes to see, and yet it's commonplace when dealing with loans. And fintech IOUU...

February 11, 2020

How to integrate an acqui-hire. Gympass' plan for Flaner is full of hicup-portunities

Contxto – On the road to artificial intelligence (AI) each step must be taken with a delicate sensibility for emotional...

February 10, 2020

Mexican fintech, Enso, unleashes debit card

Contxto – Mexican fintech Enso is joining the card competition. This week it presented its debit card. And Enso's partner...

February 10, 2020

In Brazil, Rappi opens rest stops and court rules Uber has no employer ties with drivers

Contxto – Rappi is attempting to show some goodwill towards its delivery staff. This week, the Colombian unicorn announced it's...

February 10, 2020

AWS tags US$235 million to expand its cloud infrastructure in Latin America

Contxto – Amazon Web Services (AWS) is raising its stake on cloud computing infrastructure in Latin America. Proof of this...

February 10, 2020

The dictatorship of happiness. How Gympass will struggle to keep its feel-good corporate culture

Contxto – There's a fine balance to being a successful, burgeoning startup. You've got to keep costs down and yet...

February 8, 2020

Fintech Pago Fácil to enter Peru with US$350,000 to help SMEs

Contxto – Fintech Pago Fácil had been eying the Peruvian market since mid-2019. However, the startup recently revealed it's tagged...

February 7, 2020

Mexico's Stori is the latest neobank to cash-in, US$10 million in Series A2

Contxto – It's that time of the year again! Another Mexican neobank has raised funding.  According to a PR Newswire...

February 7, 2020

Scoop: Academlo raises undisclosed investment with Silicon Valley's Hustle Fund

Contxto – Hustle Fund—a well-known Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) firm—is digging Academlo's edtech hustle in Mexico. And, in an...

February 7, 2020