Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene.
Fintechs took the majority of headlines in the first half of September, with activity from Mexican, Colombian, Uruguayan, Argentinian, and Brazilian startups. Here are the launches, partnerships, expansions, and fundings we saw in the last two weeks.
Launches
- Mexican fintech Finsus, together with the Consejo Nacional de la Tortilla, developed an app that allows tortilla vendors to accept QR code payments, top-up phones and pay bills. Read more on DFSud.
- Rappipay, the payments arm of multiservice unicorn Rappi, launched a savings account for businesses in Colombia. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.
Partnerships
- Uruguayan fintech Bamboo Payment Systems partnered with Ontop to reduce payroll payment processing times from days to minutes. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.
Expansions
- Argentinian food guide and discounts platform Morfy announced that it is expanding to Chile in November, with 150 restaurants joining the platform in Santiago. Read more on DFSud.