Amazon acquires stake in Rappi
Amazon acquired an undisclosed stake in Rappi through a $25M convertible note. The deal gives Amazon the right…
Amazon Investor Coalition is investing in forest-friendly economic development across Latin America
LatamList – The Amazon Investor Coalition wants “to ensure that the [Amazon Rainforest] is worth more alive and…
Bruno Henriques: iFood to launch first drone-assisted food delivery service in Latam, Ep 11
In this week’s Espresso, we invited Bruno Henriques, VP of Growth at iFood to talk about the platform’s…
Amazon expands fraud prevention program to Brazil
LatamList – Amazon is to expand Project Zero, a program for counterfeit products prevention, to seven new countries,…
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…
Amazon’s AWS to invest $236.18M in Brazil
LatAm List – The cloud computing subsidiary of Amazon, Amazon Web Services, will invest $236.18M (R$1B) in the…
Amazon launches localized payments in Chile with dLocal
LatAm List – Amazon recently started accepting localized payments in Chile through dLocal, a fintech company that specializes…
Tech startup Pachama raises $4.1M to support carbon offset projects
LatAm List – Pachama is a San Francisco-based tech startup that is creating a marketplace where companies can…
Amazon announces Spanish version of cybertech education platform AWS Educate
LatAm List – AWS Educate K12, Amazon’s online platform which teaches technological skills, will now be available in…
Amazon introduces Prime to Brazilian market
LatAm List – It’s been seven years since Amazon entered the Brazilian market. With two distribution centers and…