Read More1 minute read SStartup FundingCubo secures a $3.5M seed roundbyRicardo FigueroaMay 29, 2023 Cubo, a Salvadoran fintech, successfully raised $3.5M in a seed round. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo’s BID Lab led…
Read More1 minute read LLatin American GovernmentsEl Salvador presents law proposal to facilitate the issuance of cryptobondsbyCarolina GonzalezNovember 25, 2022 The government of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele presented to Congress a proposal for a law on digital…
Read More1 minute read SStartup FundingEl Salvador-based n1co to become the first neobank in Central America with $18M seed-roundbyAlejandra Cruz GarcíaNovember 8, 2022 El Salvador-based fintech n1co raised a $18 million seed-round from regional groups. The payments startup seeks to position…
Read More1 minute read LLatin American GovernmentsEl Salvador plans to construct a Bitcoin CitybyAraceli DominguezDecember 10, 2021 In June 2021, El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as a national currency. The country’s…
Read More1 minute read SStartup UpdatesBitso to become core service provider for El Salvador bitcoin walletbyKatie TincelloSeptember 24, 2021 Bitso, a Mexican crypto exchange platform, announced that it will be a core provider for Chivo wallet, El…
Read More3 minute read CCrossing BordersFlorence Frech, Leal: Using Data to Engage with Customers in Latin America, Ep 114byNathan LustigAugust 11, 2020 Despite coming from a family of entrepreneurs in El Salvador, Florence Frech hadn’t considered being one herself until…
Read More1 minute read VVC FundsHugo raises Series A round and launches hugo VenturesbyKatie TincelloMay 23, 2020 Latamlist – Hugo, an El Salvador-based delivery startup, recently raised an undisclosed Series A investment round. The startup…
Read More1 minute read SStartup ExpansionsLeal arrives in El Salvador and PanamabyCiara MiddletonJuly 13, 2019 LatAm List – Leal, the largest loyalty platform in Colombia, has more than 450 allied brands and over…
Read More1 minute read SStartup FundingColombia’s Leal raises $3MbyJosefina Domínguez IinoApril 19, 2019 LatAm List – Leal has just raised $3M from FCP Ventures and an anonymous contributor. The Colombian startup…