Author Archives: Vinod Sreeharsha

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 massive sums of wealth. And now with interest rates at historic lows as the country emerges from one of its worst recessions in modern history, […]

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 confidence the venture capital firm could identify promising startups in Latin America. Less certain was whether they would make money, says Hernan Kazah, co-founder of […]

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 is speeding that process to a greater scale than ever before. As Peru was becoming a new global coronavirus hotspot in early June and economic […]

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 finance and COVID-19 caused an upheaval. The digital edition reflects what went to printing press just prior to the extraordinary measures western governments have put […]

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 of IDB Lab Editor’s note: We set out to cover green finance and COVID-19 caused an upheaval. The digital edition reflects what went to printing […]

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 technology sector is growing, deepening, and drawing more competition in Brazil, and the pioneering players in the market are doubling down. They expect the dramatic […]

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 has reached the fintech sector in Latin America after years of meteoric growth that drew big foreign investors. The region’s fintechs that have gone public […]

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 making pledges to combat climate change, Latin America is seeing a boom in technology start-ups helping to make them a reality. Companies ranging from those […]

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 use financial services in Latin America. Now the region’s biggest online marketplace is betting on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology for future growth. In December, the […]

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 technology sector is entering a new chapter of growth. On December 8, Nubank raised $2.6 billion in initial public offering on the New York Stock […]