Amazon launches debit card in Mexico
In a story reported by Startupi, Amazon has launched its first debit card program in Mexico in an…
Chilean cryptocurrency industry asks banks to clarify regulations
Last week, a bank called in Buda.com, one of Chile’s first cryptocurrency exchanges, to tell them that their…
Chile’s angel networks project strong growth for 2018
Chile’s development agency, CORFO, administers and backs four angel networks in Chile that have shown explosive growth across…
The battle for last-mile delivery in Latin America
This article originally appeared in El Mercurio, March 12th, 2018. The battle between Uber, EasyTaxi, and Cabify for…
By 2022, 90% of Latin America’s internet connections will be on mobile broadband
According to the Latin American director of 5G Americas, José Otero, up to 90% of Latin America’s internet…
Startupbootcamp Fintech Scale chooses 5 startups for its first Latin America program
The global accelerator program Startupbootcamp recently paired up with Finnovista to launch the first scaling program for fintech…
Latin America is now the fastest-growing m-commerce market
Criteo S.A. has released its quarterly Global Commerce Review and Latin America continues to lead the charge in…
Chile has the second most immigrant-founded startups in Latin America
It comes as no surprise that diverse teams often come up with more innovative solution to global problems.…
Brazilian Congress approves new ridesharing law
As of early March, Brazil’s House of Representatives approved amendments that allow for the regulation of rideshare applications.…
Jumbo follows Amazon Go; launches self-service checkout app
Chile’s giant retail chain, Cencosud, is piloting a cashier-less checkout system similar to Amazon Go. Instead of using…