How emerging fintech can help Latin America deal with the challenges of COVID-19
Latin America has long suffered from economic instability, inequality and financial exclusion. The region’s…
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An interview with Mobile Growth Summit CEO: Mobile marketing looks to Latin America despite COVID-19 challenges
In mid-February, SoftBank announced that it would to continue to invest in its $5 billion dollar Latin…
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What’s driving global tech companies to Latin America
Global tech companies are focusing on expansion in Latin America, a sign that the region is ripe with…
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How one Venezuelan entrepreneur intends to rescue the shoe industry
The footwear industry has a disproportionately large carbon footprint. Combined with apparel, the two…
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How the town behind Colombia’s most iconic ‘sombrero’ can cash in on the Orange Economy
The sombrero vueltiao is arguably the most emblematic piece of fashion to come from Colombia. They adorn…
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Mexico City to host MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35
On January, 30, one of the largest global communities of innovators, pioneers, and social change agents…
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Latin America is more prosperous but less equal
Despite enjoying steady economic growth over the last couple of decades, Latin America has some of the…
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The startup that puts Latin American micro-businesses on the digital map
Brazil is geographically and economically the largest country in Latin America, but 89 percent of its…
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Colombian startups look abroad for funding opportunities
Access to capital at various stages of a technology startup’s life cycle is crucial to its survival…
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Ecuadorian entrepreneurs hit hard by political unrest
Recent protests in Ecuador over deeply unpopular austerity measures brought the country to a standstill.…
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