Latin America’s economy to shrink by 7.6% due to COVID-19
LatamList – Economists at Goldman Sachs predict a 7.6% reduction in the Latin American economy this year. In…
Goldman Sachs to lend $125M to MercadoLibre
LatAm List – Goldman Sachs made its biggest Mexican loan to date with a $125M credit for e-commerce…
Pierpaolo Barbieri: We’re going to lose money for 5 or 7 years, but we’re in this for the long-run
LatAm List (La Voz) – Pierpaolo Barbieri is 32 years old and is a historian. About two years…
Konfío raises USD$250M from Goldman Sachs and Victory Park Capital
LatAm List – Konfío, a Mexican financial services platform that uses data for rapid credit assessment, recently raised…
B2W and Magazine Luiza looking to acquire Netshoes
LatAm List – Online retail companies, B2W and Magazine Luiza, are both looking into acquiring Netshoes, a Brazilian…
Goldman Sachs lowers its growth expectations for LatAm
LatAm List – Goldman Sachs recently lowered its growth projections for Latin America in 2019 due to the…
International investors flock to back Argentine neobank, Ualá
LatAm List – Pierpaolo Barbieri‘s fully-mobile, branchless bank, Ualá, continues to attract international investors in the midst of…
Brazilian B2B e-commerce startup Gaveteiro raises US$3.9M round
In a story originally reported in E-Commerce News and brought to our attention by LAVCA, Brazilian B2B e-commerce…
Morgan Stanley makes inaugural investment in Latin American fintech
Earlier this year, Goldman Sachs invested in Nubank, Brazil’s mobile credit card that recently became one of this…
CargoX, Brazil’s “Uber for trucks” reaches US$200M yearly revenue
Globally, bringing technology to trucking industry has come to light as a massive opportunity. However, while major players…