Venture capital or participation from angel investors is often the initial hurdle for a start-up to get off the ground. For LatAm’s tech firms, attracting such
equity can be tough. By Lucien Chauvin
Category: 2015 November / December
INTERVIEW: Hernán Fernández
The co-founder and managing partner of Angel Ventures Mexico spoke to LatinFinance about the role of venture capital and angel investors in Latin America.
Interview: Bancolombia’s Santiago Pérez and the tech revolution
Bancolombia’s vice president for SME and consumer lending discusses how traditional banks are set to change with the tech revolution
SME INNOVATION BANKING DISRUPTION: In line for change
Latin America and the Caribbean are proving ripe for an overhaul of traditional banking models, as technology opens the way for safer credit to small and medium sized companies. By Lucien Chauvin
SME INNOVATION DATA: Passing the test
Lenders are turning to new pools of data and fresh analysis techniques as they rethink the creditworthiness of small and medium-sized enterprises. By Lucien Chauvin
INTERVIEW: Daniel Schydlowsky
The head of Peru’s banking regulator, the SBS, talks to LatinFinance about the risks of transformations to the financial industry
SME INNOVATION CROWD-FUNDING: Channeling money to customers
Individual investors hunting for returns are finding a growing array of peer-to-peer lending opportunities as Latin America’s SMEs turn to crowdfunding for growth capital. By Lucien Chauvin
NEWS PEOPLE: Managing change
Investment banks make strategic moves in structured finance, while a former central banker lands at a commercial bank.
By Patrick Ferguson
PARTING SHOT: Fighting back
MSCI kept Peru’s stock exchange in its emerging market index in September, but will re-evaluate a switch to frontier market status next year. Christian Laub sets out the Bolsa’s plan to avoid the downgrade
INVESTOR PERCEPTION: Compliance as a growth industry
As companies come to grips with the Petrobras fallout, their legal advisors are preoccupied with governance. By Andrew Short
