Argentinian Startup DebMedia is hoping to put an end to the hours spent waiting to talk to a human being at a customer service centre. Latam.tech spoke to co-founder Juan Martín Balan about how something so frustrating can be improved with just a small injection of technology. “There are help centres in which customers have
Paraná’s Atlético PR and São Paulo’s Corinthians have become the first Brazilian football teams to sign partnerships with Hong Kong-based crypto startup Inoovi. The bitcoin startup has created digital currency ‘IVI’ tokens for specific use within football. “IVI is a simple and utility token,” explained Inoovi PR director Anthony Marie, who claims that they represent
Technology has long since been a part of the field of education, and now even more so in countries like Colombia. Thanks to an alliance between Microsoft and Medellín‘s Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, the HoloLens has become available for their students to use, implementing mixed reality into education. Microsoft’s HoloLens is the first self-contained holographic computer,
According to a 2017 report carried out by the PRODEM (Programme for Entrepreneurial Development), Colombia was found to have the highest numbers of human entrepreneur capital in Latin America. Those aged between 14 and 28 years represent the largest age bracket in Colombia’s workforce, and it is often this portion of the population who are
Silicon Valley: The HQ coveted by startups across the world. Where else would entrepreneurs be surrounded by the best, most cutting-edge technology, software, constant innovation, like-minded thinkers and, most importantly, investors? Nowadays, the answer does not have to be the United States. Or at least, not straight away. Although the highest and most concentrated levels
Media incubator Espacio has announced the launch of a new publication, DobleClic, which is a Spanish-language website designed to cover the biggest trends on the Internet and in the world of tech. With a central focus on Colombian tech, DobleClic will offer tech lovers and web surfers the best information from the tech world, closely following
Buenos Aires is widely purported to be one of the key hubs of startup activity in Latin America, and many of them are beginning to break out of Argentina, gaining traction – and international recognition – worldwide. Argentine fintech startup Increase uses Software as a Service to make finances simple and clear for businesses. Increasecard,
Fintech startup Nubank, reported to be valued at over $1 billion thanks to help from programmes such as Google Launchpad, is now able to offer digital bank accounts to people who are not already part of their client base. Having signed 1.5 million customers up to their digital banking service, all of whom are already
Napster, the music platform that provides users with the opportunity to digitally stream music and download playlists, has appointed a new LatAm vice president, Brazilian Marcio Kanamaru. Aware of its competition, the platform, which is rivalled by younger digital music giants such as Spotify and Apple Music, has recently announced that it is currently adding
Media incubator ESPACIO announces the launch of Argentina Reports, an up-and-coming English language news source for Argentina. The publication is syndicated via Google News and other platforms. Argentina Reports was launched in February 2018 and is led by Frances Jenner. Jenner has lived in England, Vietnam and Spain, and since moving to South America has