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Nubank formalizes entrance to Argentina, continues its massive expansion

Contxto – Argentina’s fintech boom has officially attracted Brazilian heavyweight challenger-bank Nubank to launch operations with its southern neighbor. Announced...

May 13, 2019

Innovation Awards Latam is just around the corner

Contxto – Latin America’s premier innovation event isn’t too far away. Seeking to foster cohesive entrepreneurial activity in the region,...

May 13, 2019

Mexican e-commerce platform, 99 Minutos, purchases Chilean delivery app, Muvsmart

Contxto – One of the latest business acquisitions in Latin America involves 99 Minutos from Mexico and MuvSmart from Chile....

May 13, 2019

Brazilian wellness SaaS, Zenklub, closes US$507 thousand from Indico Capital

Contxto – A Portuguese VC firm, Indico Capital Partners, just invested BRL$2 million (approximately USD$507 thousand) into Zenklub, a Brazilian...

May 11, 2019

Mexican startup, Xilinat, triumphs at Chivas Venture contest

Conxto – A young Mexican entrepreneur transforming corn waste into a low-calorie sugar recently won the fifth annual Venture de...

May 10, 2019

Colombia supports sustainable tourism at accelerator event

Contxto – Last week on April 29, over 700 participants from around the globe attended “Tourism Tech Adventure: Scaling Up”...

May 10, 2019

Alana Jobs raises undisclosed funding from DILA Capital

Contxto – News surfaced last Wednesday that Alana Jobs, the marketplace matching workers and employers in the service and hospitality...

May 9, 2019

Fintech reduces remittance costs for Latin Americans

Conxto – Regional migration is high among Latin Americans and Caribbean people with around 28.5 million living outside of their...

May 9, 2019

Scotiabank and Tec de Monterrey select 10 startups for their acceleration program, FactoryA

Contxto – Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec) and Scotiabank’s recently announced partnership, FactoryA just released the names of the 10 startups...

May 9, 2019

Agrotech startups attend Latin America’s largest farm show

Contxto – Latin America’s largest farm exhibition, the 26th annual Agrishow, wrapped up last week in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Located...

May 8, 2019