Read More3 minute read CCrossing BordersXimena Aleman, Prometeo: Transforming Latin America’s financial landscape via Open Banking, Ep 154byNathan LustigOctober 29, 2021 ~70% of Latin Americans are unbanked or underbanked. That means that there’s a huge opportunity to improve access…
Read More1 minute read SStartup FundingdLocal reaches $5B valuation mark following $150M investmentbyKatie TincelloApril 9, 2021 LatamList – dLocal, the Uruguayan global cross-border payments platform, announced a new $150M investment round led by Alkeon…
Read More2 minute read UUnicornsdLocal becomes Uruguay’s first unicorn with new $200M investmentbyJosefina Domínguez IinoSeptember 15, 2020 LatamList – dLocal, a leading cross-border payment platform, announced a $200M investment round led by existing investor General…
Read More1 minute read PPartnershipsUruguay’s dLocal integrates with ShopifybyJosefina Domínguez IinoMay 13, 2020 LatAm List – dLocal, an Uruguayan company that specializes in cross-border payments for emerging markets, recently announced a partnership with…
Read More1 minute read SStartup UpdatesGlovo exits two Latin American markets and the Middle EastbyJosefina Domínguez IinoJanuary 31, 2020 LatAm List – Glovo, a Spanish on-demand delivery app, recently announced four market exits including Turkey, Egypt, Uruguay,…
Read More1 minute read MM & AUruguay’s Gurucargo to be acquiredbyKatie TincelloJanuary 19, 2020 LatAm List – Gurucargo, Uruguay’s leading digital freight platform, is in the process of being acquired by an…
Read More2 minute read LLatin American GovernmentsUruguayan government launches challenge to demonstrate how blockchain can solve regional challengesbySophia WoodJanuary 2, 2020 LatAm List – The open-source blockchain platform, aeternity, was recently deployed to solve seven challenges placed by the…
Read More2 minute read SStartup ExpansionsUruguay’s dLocal expands to Nigeria and South AfricabySophia WoodDecember 27, 2019 LatAm List – dLocal is a cross-border payments company based in Uruguay that leverages API-driven technology to support…
Read More1 minute read SStartup NewsRappi starts selling airline ticketsbyJosefina Domínguez IinoJuly 4, 2019 LatAm List – In partnership with a Brazilian travel app, Voopter, Rappi adds airline tickets to the list…
Read More1 minute read SStartup FundingMovo raises $22.5M for LatAm expansionbyJosefina Domínguez IinoApril 24, 2019 LatAm List – Movo, a Madrid-based e-scooter startup has just raised $22.5M (€20M) from Mutua Madrileña and Seaya…