Uruguayan government launches challenge to demonstrate how blockchain can solve regional challenges
LatAm List – The open-source blockchain platform, aeternity, was recently deployed to solve seven challenges placed by the…
Colombia bans Uber from providing ride-hailing services
LatAm List – The Colombian government ordered Uber to stop operating in the country, effectively immediately, citing a…
USDA approves Argentine biotech Bioceres’ drought-resistant soybean
LatAm List – Argentina’s biotech company Bioceres received the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) approval for a…
ASEM opposes COFECE’s resolution on the acquisition of Cornershop
LatAm List – ASEM, a nonprofit organization that promotes and defends entrepreneurship in Mexico, announced its opposition to COFECE’s…
Colombian government led initiative iNNpulsa signs memorandum with 500 Startups
LatAm List – Colombian president Ivan Duque recently visited Silicon Valley and 500 Startups, one of the most-prestigious…
New legislation accelerates e-scooter expansion in Buenos Aires
LatAm List – Last week, a bill was passed to regulate e-scooter traffic and rentals in Buenos Aires,…
China is building Latin America’s largest solar plant in Argentina
LatAm List – Cauchari, the site where China will build Latin America’s largest solar plant in May, is…
Mexican Central Bank works with Amazon to develop QR code payments
LatAm List – Mexico’s Central Bank is reportedly in conversation with e-commerce giant, Amazon, to develop a new…
Argentine government to invest in blockchain startups
LatAm List – The Argentine government has agreed to coinvest in early-stage blockchain startups that are backed by…
Facial recognition technology to be used in Rio’s Carnival
Latam List – Rio de Janeiro’s government will install security cameras throughout the streets of Copacabana that use…