Argentine neobank Ualá raises $150M Series C from Tencent and Softbank
LatAm List – Ualá‘s founder, Pierpaolo Barbieri, recently announced via his Twitter that the Argentine neobank raised a…
Latin American banks are looking to technology to compete for customers
LatAm List – According to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit and banking software company, Temenos, Latin…
Pierpaolo Barbieri: We’re going to lose money for 5 or 7 years, but we’re in this for the long-run
LatAm List (La Voz) – Pierpaolo Barbieri is 32 years old and is a historian. About two years…
Quesnay Inc. and Wells Fargo to fund international female fintech founders
LatAm List – The Female Founders in Fintech competition will provide cash, mentorship, educational opportunities and more to…
Grupo Réditos to invest $5M in innovation in Colombia
LatAm List – Grupo Réditos is a Medellin-based conglomerate of companies that will invest $5M to promote the…
Startupbootcamp Australia to visit Sao Paulo to scout for 2020 EnergyAustralia Program
LatAm List – Global accelerator program, Startupbootcamp, is looking to Latin America to recruit for their 2020 Energy…
Uber to pay $450M for 51% of Cornershop
LatAm List – This acquisition represents 4X growth in Chilean-Mexican startup, Cornershop’s, valuation in the past four months…
Worcket receives $1.5M from NXTP Ventures
LatAm List – Worcket is a human resources platform that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help…
Uber to acquire majority stake in Cornershop
LatAm List – Cornershop made headlines in early 2019 after closing a $225M acquisition deal with Walmart. Then…
NXTP Labs partners with RSK to launch blockchain accelerator in Latin America
LatAm List – NXTP Blockchain, a branch of NXTP Labs focused on blockchain development, recently announced their new…