With a virtual treasure-trove worth of investible assets at stake, banks and startups are pulling out the stops to corner Latin America’s largest economy. In booms or busts, Brazilians possess […]
Author Archives: Vinod Sreeharsha
Posted inMagazine
TECH REPORT: INNOVATION – LATIN AMERICA VENTURES FORTH
The region’s venture capital firms are attracting local and global investors and fueling tech startups. When Kaszek Ventures set out to raise its first fund in 2011, potential investors had […]
Posted in2020 Q2
SPECIAL REPORT-FINANCE IN THE AGE OF COVID: FINTECH’S CRISIS MOMENT
The addition to the global lexicon of contactless delivery and social distancing plays directly to the strength of the digital transformation underway in Latin America’s financial sector. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
Posted in2020 Q1
INNOVATION: MEXICO FINTECHS FIRING UP
Mexico’s new fintech law, far from perfect, is giving a boost to the sector and closing the gap with early adopter, Brazil Editor’s note: We set out to cover green […]
Posted in2020 Q1
INNOVATION: SUSANA GARCIA-ROBLES
The growth in venture capital investment in Latin American tech start-ups shows the region is finally drawing attention but more investor diversity is needed, says the former chief investment officer […]
Posted in2021 Q2
THE END OF CASH?: DIGITAL PAYMENTS TAKE OFF IN BRAZIL
PagSeguro, Mercado Pago, StoneCo and other fintechs are betting on growth in Latin America’s largest economy, attracting competition to a market with seemingly endless opportunities for new business. The financial […]
Posted in2022 Q4
FINTECHS’ NEXT CHALLENGE-LESS MONEY, NO PROBLEM
It may have become harder for fintechs to raise capital, but the potential for growth is keeping most in the game. The market upheaval of technology companies worldwide this year […]
Posted in2022 Q3
CLIMATE TECH: HOT TECH TO COOL THE WORLD
A raft of start-ups are emerging in Latin America to help fight climate change with technology, and investors are keen to finance them. Amid a surge in corporations and countries […]
Posted in2022 Q2
CRYPTOCURRENCIES: FOLLOW THE LEADER
When the biggest e-commerce player in Latin America bets on cryptocurrencies, others are bound to do the same Since its founding in 1999, MercadoLibre has transformed how people shop and […]
Posted in2022 Q1
COVER-FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY: BRAZIL’S FINTECHS ADVANCE
Digital banks are consolidating and entering new businesses to take on the traditional banks in Latin America’s biggest economy, while also expanding to Europe and the United States Brazil’s financial […]