Brazil’s Cora raises $10M for SME-focused finance services
LatAm List – Cora, a Brazilian fintech aimed at facilitating online payments and transactions for SMEs, recently raised…
REBEL raises $10M in funds to offer Brazilians affordable credit
LatAm List – REBEL, an online lender that provides unsecured loans to middle-class Brazilians at accessible interest rates,…
Brazil’s Neon raises $95M in Series B round
LatAm List – Neon, a Brazilian digital bank, raised a US$95M (R$400M) Series B led by Banco Votorantim…
Nubank rated the most-downloaded mobile banking app worldwide
LatAm List – The Brazilian neobank Nubank has had more than 18 million downloads in the past year,…
Carrefour Brazil acquires 49% stake in Ewally
LatAm List – Retailer Carrefour Brazil recently announced that it had acquired a 49% stake in local fintech,…
Softbank considers $230M investment for Brazil’s Creditas
LatAm List – Japanese investor, Softbank, is reportedly in conversations with Brazilian fintech, Creditas, regarding a potential $230M…
Brex: A Brazilian unicorn built by 22-year-olds
LatAm List – In a story originally reported on TechCrunch, Brex, a Brazilian fintech startup, recently closed a…
Nubank receives US$180M investment from Tencent, achieves US$4B valuation
LatAm List – Nubank is now one of the most valuable privately-owned startups in Latin America, after a…
Brazilian bank Bradesco allows clients to check balance via Whatsapp
Across Brazil, traditional banking institutions are following in the footsteps of fintech startups by making access to financial…
Brazilian Central Bank launches innovation laboratory
In early May, the Brazilian Central Bank made a significant contribution to Brazil’s growing tech ecosystem when they…