JP Morgan invests in Brazil’s FitBank
LatamList – JP Morgan recently acquired a minority stake in Brazilian fintech startup FitBank. Apart from the capital…
Swap raises $3.3M seed round led by ONEVC
LatamList – Swap, a Brazilian fintech, raised a $3.3M seed round led by ONEVC. Other participants included Canary,…
Brazil’s Central Bank suspends WhatsApp payments
LatamList – Brazil’s Central Bank suspended Facebook’s WhatsApp payment feature in the country, just over a week after…
Facebook launches WhatsApp payments in Brazil
LatamList – Facebook launched its new WhatsApp payment function, powered by Facebook Pay, in Brazil. Facebook plans to…
Brazil’s President vetoes use of fintechs to distribute emergency aid
LatamList – President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed a government bill that allows the use of fintechs for the $110…
DOMO Invest leads $1.3M investment in Brazil’s IOUU
LatAm List – IOUU, the Brazilian lending marketplace for small businesses, raised a $1.3M (R$6M) funding round led…
Brazilian fintech Ebanx launches digital card for customers
LatAm List – Ebanx, a Brazilian payment processing platform, has recently announced the launch of a new digital…
12 Brazilian Startups to Watch in 2020
As the fifth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Latin America, Brazil was always set to…
Alterbank launches digital account that connects cryptocurrency and traditional finance
LatAm List – Alterbank is a Brazilian cryptocurrency wallet that launched a new digital bank account that offers…
Brazil’s XP launches the 4th biggest US IPO of 2019
LatAm List – The Brazilian financial broker XP Investimentos originally listed their stock at $27 per share, which…