Fintech
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954Buenos Aires startup Increase receives ‘B corp Best for the World’ award for social and environmental impact
Buenos Aires is widely purported to be one of the key hubs of startup activity in Latin America, and many of them...
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964Brazilian fintech startup Nubank reaches 1.5 million digital bank accounts
Fintech startup Nubank, reported to be valued at over $1 billion thanks to help from programmes such as Google Launchpad, is now...
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831Brazil: home to Latin America’s largest fintech ecosytem
Brazil now has the largest fintech ecosystem in Latin America with 377 startups, according to Mexico-based fintech accelerator Finnovista. Thanks to growth...
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512“Be the master of your own data” says first ad-blocking startup to use blockchain technology
Meet Aziz Ergashev, the founder of Asora, the ad-blocking startup that uses blockchain technology to “make you a platform for your own...
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523First batch of Brazilian startups selected for Google Launchpad Accelerator Programme
The first group of startups have been selected to receive support from multinational tech company Google via the Brazilian version of their...
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881Puerto Rico Science Trust and Parallel18 Ventures Coinvest in Startups Quiena and Abartys Health
Puerto Rico’s Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) is set to invest US$225,000 through the follow-up fund Parallel18 Ventures to go towards...
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744Brazilian fintech startup Neon Pagamentos partners with Banco Votorantim after lender bank goes into liquidation
Brazilian cryptocurrency startup Neon Pagamentos SA announces it will be forming a “strategic partnership” with Banco Votorantim, Brazil’s seventh largest bank. The...
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1.8KVisa’s Everywhere Initiative 2018 in Latin America
Visa’s Everywhere Initiative has been doing the rounds of the world, tasking startups to solve payments and commerce challenges of tomorrow. The...
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705ICOs Around the World Fund Startups
Are Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) the new IPOs? Well they have one thing in common, they haven’t won a lot of confidence...
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690Chilean banks’ stance on cryptocurrency threatens national future of industry
Cryptocurrency start-ups in Chile are facing yet another hurdle as individual banks take a hard line against cryptocurrency exchanges. BancoEstado, Scotiabank and...
