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Microsoft to Invest $1.1 Billion in Mexico Over the Next Five Years, Green Bonds are ‘Selling Like Ice Cream’ and Latin America Wants In, Colombian Hotel Chain Ayenda Raises $8.7M in Latest Round, and More #59 Feb 28, 2020
Mexico's America Movil to Focus on Bringing 5G to Latin America in 2020, Mexico to Tax Digital Services from Other Countries with New VAT Law, SoftBank Plans to Invest $1 Billion From Latin America Fund and More…. #58 Feb 21, 2020
The Battle to Become the Mexican Nubank Begins, CA Ventures Invests $325 Million Investment in Latin American Student Housing, Coronavirus Spells Trouble for Latin America’s China-linked Economies, and More... #57 Feb 14, 2020
#56 Feb 7, 2020 Brazilian Lender Banco Daycoval Plans to Raise Close to $1 Billion in IPO, Amazon's AWS to Invest $236M in Brazil to Strengthen Cloud Infrastructure, Mexico Aims to Boost Business With Brazil's 'Very Closed' Economy, and More – Other featured stories include: Harvard Business Review: How to Build Trust with Business Partners fr
#55 Jan 31, 2020 SoftBank Is Funding Every Side of a Bruising Startup Battle, LatAm Bank Deals Ticked Higher Year-Over-Year in 2019, Brazilian Investors Pour Record $5.4 Billion Into Domestic Equity Funds, and More... – Other featured stories include: SoftBank-Led Group to Invest $125 Million in AlphaCredit, Colombian P
#54 Jan 24, 2020 Latin America’s Biggest Travel Company, CVC Corp. Plans for LatAm Expansion, Amazon Kicks Off Localized Payments in Chile with dLocal, Chile’s Screen Capital Launches $20 Million Film-TV Venture Capital Fund, and More – Other featured stories include: Glovo Drops 2 Latin American Markets, H&M to Enter Panama in Late
#53 Jan 17, 2020 Mexico’s Proeza Ventures Raises US$50M to Boost Mobility Startups, Lime Shuts Down Operations in a Dozen Cities Worldwide, Chile's Codelco Uncovers $22 Million of Insurance Fraud Involving Unions, and More – Other featured stories include: Tough Economy Makes Brazilians Buy Smartphones in the Grey Market, La
#52 Jan 10, 2020 Jair Bolsonaro’s Contentious First Year in Office, Antonia Rojas Eing Joins ALLVP as the Youngest Female VC Partner in Latin America, Key Opportunities for Latin America’s Economies in the Decade Ahead, and More – Other featured stories include: Mexico’s Role as a Top Neobank Market to Watch in 2020, Five Opportun
#51 Jan 3, 2020 An Inside Look at 5 of the Most Innovative Regions Propelling the LatAm Fintech Market to Surpass $150M, Brazil Fines Facebook $1.6M for Improper Sharing of User Data, Mexican Softtek buys Spanish IT services company Vector ITC, and More from LatAm – Other featured stories include: Ripple Targets Partnerships with Banks in Brazil in 2020 for Blockcha
#50 Dec 27, 2019 Colombia Orders Uber to Cease Ride-Hailing, E-commerce Growth to Exceed 20% in Latin America by 2021, Brazil Proposes Central Bank Bill to Gird Against Banking Crisis, and More from LatAm – Other featured stories include: Mexico Seen at Least Risky Level Since 2014, Even as the Economy Sput
#49 Dec 20, 2019 How President Manuel Lopez Obrador Quietly Made Peace with Big Business, Mexico Breathes a Sigh of Relief at USMCA, BBVA Aims to Accelerate Colombian Fintechs with New Hub, and More from LatAm – Other featured stories include: Mexico Raises Minimum Wage by 20%, Solving Data Challenges for Hyperl
#48 Dec 13, 2019 Albo Raises $19M Series A to Scale Mexico’s Largest Neobank, Mexico Says ‘Red Lines’ Must Be Respected in U.S. Trade Deal, Recap of FINNOSUMMIT Miami by LendIt Fintech, and More from LatAm – Other featured stories include: WalkMe Raises $90M For Digital Adoption Platform and Eyes Latin Ameri
#47 Dec 6, 2019 Goldman Sachs Makes Biggest Mexico Fintech Bet with $125M MercadoLibre Loan, Colombian Real Estate Startup Habi Raises $5.5M Pre-Seed Round, Mexican Fintech Konfío Closes $100M Series D Led by SoftBank, and more from Latin America – Other featured stories include: Chile Announces $5.5B Economic Recovery Plan following Protests, Urug
#46 Nov 29, 2019 Argentine Fintech Ualá Raises $150M Led by Tencent and SoftBank, Chilean Lawmakers Warn Democracy at Stake as Violence Spikes, Softbank Leads $140 Million Funding Round for Brazilian Startup VTEX, and More from LatAm – Other featured stories include: Alphabet’s Loon Signs Deal with Telefonica to Provide Internet to Rem
#45 Nov 22, 2019 Brazilian Fintech Startup Neon Raises $94M USD in Latest Round, Banks Navigate Latin America's Turmoil, Colombian Stock Exchange Launches Crowdfunding Platform for Start-Ups, and more from LatAm – Other featured stories include: How Mexico’s Informal Economy Has Created a Productivity Problem, Bra
#44 Nov 15, 2019 Argentina’s Peso-Hedging Market Crushed by Exchange Rate Dispute, Uber’s Latin American Stronghold Pursued by SoftBank-Funded Rivals, and More from the Region – Other featured stories include: Pemex Faces Payment Problems After Cyber Attack Shut System, Masterca
#43 Nov 8, 2019 Ebury Raises £350M for Foreign Exchange and Currency Services for SMBs, Huawei Announces US$50M for LatAm Developers, Chilean Businesses Commit to Lowering the CEO-worker Salary Gap as Protests Continue, and more from Latin America – Other featured stories include: 5 Lessons in Digital Transformation From Brazilian Retail Giant Magal
#42 Nov 1, 2019 Mobile Payment Startup Stripe Moves into Mexico Following Launch of CoDi, Amazon’s Struggle to Compete with eCommerce Giant MercadoLibre in Brazil, and more from Latin America – Other featured stories include: 50,000 Brazilians Will Receive a Basic Income through Implementation
#41 Oct 25, 2019 Chile Extends State of Emergency Following Last Weekend’s Protests, Argentine Business Executives “Desperate” to Hear Plans for Economic Reform, SoftBank Leads $46.65M Funding Round for Brazilian E-Commerce Platform Olist, and more from LATAM – Other featured stories include: Mexican Fintech week wallet Partners with Mastercard to Provide Debit
#40 Oct 18, 2019 Uber Acquires Latin American Grocery Delivery Business Cornerstone, The Battle to Become the Mexican Nubank, Google’s Cloud Division Ramps up LATAM Expansion with Recruitment Efforts, Lithium Battery Industry’s “Rude Awakening” in South America, and More – Other featured stories include: Streaming Services’ Transformation of Latin American TV, SoftBank Inv
