Ximena Aleman, Prometeo: Transforming Latin America’s financial landscape via Open Banking, Ep 154
~70% of Latin Americans are unbanked or underbanked. That means that there’s a huge opportunity to improve access…
Gonzalo Blanco, Quansa: Building the future of financial health in Latin America, Ep 152
For years, Gonzalo Blanco and Mafalda Barros have seen how the misaligned incentives in Latin American financial products…
Nubank launches credit cards in Colombia
LatamList – Nubank, the Brazilian neobank, launched its long-awaited credit cards in Colombia. The first 3,000 people on…
Stori raises $32.5M series B for Mexico credit card
LatamList – Stori, a Mexican neobank, raised a $32.5M Series B funding round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.…
Aflore raises $6M for financial services
LatamList – Aflore, a Colombian fintech, raised a $6.6M pre-Series B funding round led by Women’s World Banking…
Gender inclusion needs to embrace finance
There has been a lot of discussion in recent weeks in Argentina about the concept of “merit”. While…
Argentine fintech Ualá arrives in Mexico
LatamList – Ualá, the leading Argentine fintech, launched operations in Mexico as the company begins its expansion across…
Avista raises $75M to support Colombia’s unbanked population
LatAm List – Avista, a Colombian credit placement platform, raised $75M from four undisclosed financial institutions in Colombia. Avista is…
AlphaCredit closes $100M equity funding round led by SoftBank
LatAm List – AlphaCredit, a Mexican fintech, raises approximately $100M (MXN$2.4B) in an equity funding round led by…
Quona Capital raises $203M fund for fintech in emerging markets
LatAm List – Quona Capital, a Washington, DC-based venture capital firm, recently closed its Accion Quona Inclusion Fund…