Mexico opens new registration process for fintechs
Mexico’s new fintech law made headlines in March 2018, making Mexico one of the first countries in the…
Observe Technologies wins Start-Up Chile Demo Day G19
Sixteen startups presented their pitches at the Start-Up Chile Generation 19 Demo Day at Bridge Cowork in Santiago,…
Six Latin American startups presented at Y Combinator Summer 2018 Demo Day
Y Combinator‘s Summer 2018 Demo Day offered an opportunity for 132 startups to present their ideas in front…
Some Walmart Chile stores make 25% of their sales through e-commerce
With the advent of last-mile delivery services like Cornershop, as well as Lider delivery services, making grocery delivery…
Chile launches National Office of Productivity and Entrepreneurship (OPEN)
Among a series of business-friendly initiatives created by President Sebastian Piñera is the new National Office of Productivity…
Here are the 11 startups chosen to join the 9th Generation of 500 Startups LatAm
Over 900 startups applied to join the 9th Generation of the 500 Startups accelerator in Latin America, based…
Argentina to allow insurance companies to invest in startups
Argentinean insurance companies will soon be allowed to invest up to 1% of their capital in entrepreneurial capital…
Amazon opens first customer service center in Bogotá
Amazon has slowly been making inroads in Latin America, starting with delivery centers in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and…
Amazon to launch Alexa and Echo in Mexico
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant recently revealed that its voice-controlled virtual assistant, Alexa, would soon launch for the Mexican…
Argentina launches digital literacy classes in 15 community centers
The program is called “Soy Digital,” and its mission is to teach digital literacy to one thousand young…