Latin America

Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere where Romance languages such as Spanish and Portuguese are predominantly spoken; it is broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Mixing Tech With Humans To Fill Colombia’s SMB Finance Gap
Mixing Tech With Humans To Fill Colombia’s SMB Finance Gap
November 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In Latin America, Colombia is a bright spot for innovation and growth within the small business ecosystem. An Oxford Business Group report on the nation...

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Uber Loses Ground In Latin America To Competitor Didi Chuxing
Uber Loses Ground In Latin America To Competitor Didi Chuxing
November 11, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Latin America is becoming a new weak spot for Uber, showing a 2 percent growth, the lowest of any region for the ride-hailing company, Reuters...

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Uber To Team With Brazil’s Banco Inter For Financial Services
Uber To Team With Brazil’s Banco Inter For Financial Services
October 13, 2019  |  Partnerships

A source has revealed that Brazilian lender Banco Inter SA is currently in discussions with Uber about partnering in financial services. The move is another...

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Nubank FinTech Grows Client Base By 25 Pct Since August
Nubank FinTech Grows Client Base By 25 Pct Since August
October 13, 2019  |  Banking

The largest FinTech startup in Latin America — Brazil’s Nubank — is reporting a 25 percent increase in the number of clients since August, Reuters...

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Uber Moves Into LATAM Grocery Delivery With Cornershop Buy
Uber Moves Into LATAM Grocery Delivery With Cornershop Buy
October 11, 2019  |  Partnerships

Uber announced that it’s buying a majority stake in grocery delivery company Cornershop. CNBC is reporting that with the purchase of the Latin American company,...

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Crypto Startup RSK Acquires Social Network Taringa
Crypto Startup RSK Acquires Social Network Taringa
September 27, 2019  |  Partnerships

Crypto startup RSK will buy Spanish social media network Taringa in a bid to expand and to gain access to the platform’s 20 million users,...

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Japan’s SoftBank Contemplates Investment In Brazil 
Japan’s SoftBank Contemplates Investment In Brazil 
September 22, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

SoftBank Group is considering a gamble on Brazil and might advise high-growth firms to invest in the country, Reuters reported on Friday (Sept. 21). “We...

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Brazil eTailers’ Shares Slide On Amazon Prime Debut
Brazil eTailers’ Shares Slide On Amazon Prime Debut
September 10, 2019  |  Retail

News of Amazon Prime rolling out in Brazil caused some shares of eCommerce companies doing business in the country to drop, Reuters reported on Tuesday...

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FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
August 30, 2019  |  Delivery

FedEx said this week that it would acquire Cargex, an international freight forwarding company, and Agencias de Aduanas Aduanamos S.A. Nivel 2, a customs brokerage...

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