Kontigo to launch a digital wallet with rechargeable card
LatamList – Kontigo, a Peruvian fintech, is set to launch a new digital savings account to help Peruvians…
Copec announces CVC fund, Wind Ventures
LatamList – Copec, a Chilean energy company, announced a new corporate venture capital fund (CVC), called Wind Ventures.…
Rappi joins with Banorte to create a financial services company
LatamList – Grupo Financiero Banorte, a Mexican Bank, and Rappi, a food delivery app, announced a new partnership…
Facebook and Cielo petition for a revision of WhatsApp payment suspension
LatamList – Facebook and Cielo, a Brazilian fintech, petitioned the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) for a…
dLocal launches Chargeback Protector to safeguard against global fraud
LatamList – dLocal, a cross-border payments platform, launched a new chargeback protector to combat online fraud. Since the…
Brazil’s Central Bank suspends WhatsApp payments
LatamList – Brazil’s Central Bank suspended Facebook’s WhatsApp payment feature in the country, just over a week after…
PedidosYa launches online supermarket
LatamList – PedidosYa, a food delivery app, launched a new online supermarket platform, Market PedidosYa. The site is…
VOLL raises $776K from Iporanga Ventures and Wayra
LatamList – VOLL, a Brazilian mobility startup, raised a $776K (R$4M) funding round from Iporanga Ventures and Wayra.…
Interview: Greensill acquisition of fintech OmniLatam
Read the interview in Spanish on Diario Financiero. OmniLatam, a Latin American fintech co-founded by Chilean Andrés Abumohor,…
Facebook launches WhatsApp payments in Brazil
LatamList – Facebook launched its new WhatsApp payment function, powered by Facebook Pay, in Brazil. Facebook plans to…