Tag: LatAm

Cybersecurity company Blue Ridge Networks and compliance software developer GlobalSeis have teamed up to improve cybersecurity for the Latin American enterprise markets.

Money exchange platform Valiu has scored $5.25m in its seed round, as it continues its ambition of financially empowering people in Latin America.

Zoop, a Brazilian B2B FinTech services provider, has secured BRL $60m ($10.9m) in a funding round to support the rollout of new services.

Cross-border payment platform dLocal has joined Latin America’s growing list of FinTech unicorns, following the close of a $200m round.

Mexico-based FinTech startup Creze has reportedly raised MXN $265m ($12m) in a funding round from unnamed investors based in the country.

To become a successful payments FinTech in Latin America, it heavily relies on the ability to support local transaction options, according to Simon Davies, the managing director of EBANX in the United Kingdom.

It is common knowledge Latin America is an emerging market, but with FinTech itself being a new ecosystem, it begs the question if the region’s sector is ripe for its adoption.

Kaszek Ventures, an investment firm focused technology companies in Latin America, has secured $600m across two new funds.

Argentina-based Properati has bagged an undisclosed funding round from Big Data Scoring, which is a global credit scoring platform.

Brazilian venture capital major Monashees has closed its latest fintech, transport and healthcare tech fund on its $150 goal amount.