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…
World Economic Forum lists four Latam startups as 2020 Technology Pioneers
LatamList – The World Economic Forum‘s annual global list of 100 Technology Pioneers 2020 named four startups based…
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…
The potential impact of regulation on tech companies in Latam
Read the full story on Techcrunch or on Medium for the Spanish version. The rapid expansion of the…
Facebook launches WhatsApp payments in Brazil
LatamList – Facebook launched its new WhatsApp payment function, powered by Facebook Pay, in Brazil. Facebook plans to…
Brazilian government announces $3B in funding for MSEs
LatamList – The Brazilian Government announced $3B (R$15.9B) to support small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The credit…
The crisis disproportionately threatens Black entrepreneurs
LatamList – The coronavirus crisis has hit entrepreneurs hard, particularly many Black entrepreneurs. In Brazil, 40% of Black…
Mexican senator proposes merging COFECE, IFT, and CRE under INMECOB
LatamList – Senator Ricardo Monreal, the Mexican Senate Majority leader, recently proposed a bill that integrates the Mexican…
Caixa credit line for SMEs reaches $204M
LatamList – The credit line for SMEs provided by government-owned Caixa and Sebrae contracted $204M (R$1B) as more…
Banco BS2 terminates sponsorship deal with Flamengo and Amazon is a potential sponsor
LatamList – Banco BS2, a Brazilian bank and main shirt sponsor of Brazilian soccer team Flamengo, will end…