Latamlist Roundup December 1st – December 15th: Grupo Aval’s dale launches loan applications and investments
Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene. Payment fintechs took the…
Puntored raises $2M from Stellar Development Foundation
Puntored, a Colombian fintech that provides financial services like payments, credits, remittances, and prepaid services to low- and…
Latamlist Roundup August 16th – August 31st: iThink VC partners with Seedstars to offer early-stage tech startups access to Seedstars’ global network
Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene. There was plenty of…
Sandra Velasco: Empowering the Latin American fintech ecosystem from Mercado Libre
Today we speak with Sandra Velasco, who, before joining Mercado Libre, worked at Uber where she launched operations…
Mercado Pago launches a stablecoin with Ripio in Brazil
Mercado Pago, the financial services arm of Mercado Libre, partnered with crypto startup Ripio and launched Meli Dólar…
Nubank launches direct cryptocurrency transfers
Brazilian neobank Nubank (NYSE: NU) launched a cryptocurrency transfer functionality in its app, allowing customers to send and…
Koywe acquires Chilean fintech Facto to target North American market
Chilean paytech startup Koywe acquired Facto for an undisclosed amount, 15 months after Koywe’s $2.5M seed round in…
El Dorado raises $3M seed round
Colombian cryptocurrency wallet El Dorado raised $3M in a seed round led by Coinbase Ventures and Multicoin Capital.…
Brazilian Gen Z neobank NG.CASH lands a $12.5M Series A
Digital bank NG.CASH raised a $12.5M Series A round led by monashees. Andreessen Horowitz, 17Sigma, Tekton Ventures, and…
Infinity Capital acquires Colombian fintech Andro
Infinity Capital, a cybersecurity and blockchain firm based in Dubai, acquired Andro, a Medellín-based company specializing in blockchain…