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100,000 new programmers by 2025: What Argentina's Henry is betting on

Contxto – Software developers were sought after even before killjoy Covid-19 rolled in. And in a post-pandemic era, knowing how...

August 24, 2020

Despegar wants to take flight with US$200M investment and fintech acquisition

Contxto – Has the time come for travel platform Despegar to take off again? Today (21), the publicly-traded company presented...

August 24, 2020

A brief breakdown of Peru's startup scene

Contxto – When comparing ecosystems from Latin America, Peru is the dark horse. It has no startups that have reached...

August 21, 2020

Following accounting scandal, Wirecard sells ops in Brazil to PagSeguro

Contxto – Following a scandal of tampered accounting books, the dismantling of German Wirecard's global operations has begun. Today (21)...

August 21, 2020

EBANX's Leve to connect e-commerce US vendors with Brazilian consumers

Contxto – Whaddya get when you cross a fintech unicorn with a large e-commerce market? An international logistics company. Enter...

August 21, 2020

Supervising body for fintechs in Mexico to undergo restructuring

Contxto – Not too long ago, I was complaining writing about how bureaucracy and Covid-19 slowed down the license-granting process...

August 21, 2020

Eva Tech is expanding its EVA Centers with investment for more timely breast cancer diagnostics

Contxto – Companies that can help patients better understand their health have been quite popular among investors as of late....

August 20, 2020

Pontte closes US$29 million to revamp real estate loans

Contxto – Real estate loan. Ugh, just looking at the term can raise fears of paying high-interest rates, getting duped...

August 20, 2020

This startup is combining live stream events with 3D tech

Contxto – The possibility of enjoying a concert in an immersive manner is just one subscription away. On September 12,...

August 20, 2020

Parkimóvil closes investment to bring mobility tech to more of Latam

Contxto – Finding parking, paying for parking, generally, anything that has to do with parking is still quite rudimentary in...

August 20, 2020