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Tecnológico de Monterrey to issue college diplomas through blockchain-powered platform

Contxto – As controversial as blockchain technology can be, Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec), has found a potential great use for...

May 8, 2019

Agrotech startups attend Latin America’s largest farm show

Contxto – Latin America’s largest farm exhibition, the 26th annual Agrishow, wrapped up last week in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Located...

May 8, 2019

7 supportive parenting apps from Latin America

Contxto – I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe that it’s already May. But with warmer weather and...

May 7, 2019

MUY Tech lands US$4 million from Seaya Ventures

Contxto – Colombian restaurant platform, MUY Tech, landed US$4 million from Seaya Ventures to consolidate operations in its home country...

May 7, 2019

Mexican startup Clip raises US$100 million led by SoftBank

Contxto – News recently broke that SoftBank invested US$20 million in Mexican fintech startup, Clip, earlier this year. Alongside Rappi’s...

May 6, 2019

16 must-have Latin American tech products

Contxto – Inspired by TechCrunch’s post series about Web 2.0 companies that Michael Arrington couldn’t live without, now I’m happy...

May 6, 2019

Google finances optical fiber cable from California to Chile

Contxto – Google recently funded the construction of a 10,000 km submarine cable linking California to Chile. Since wrapping up...

May 6, 2019

Micromobility startup Lime expands to Bogota

Contxto – One of the world’s largest micromobility companies, Lime, just went through a growth spurt in Colombia. Last week,...

May 4, 2019

Banxico rolls out CoDi pilot for cashless QR and NFC payments

Contxto – After months of anticipation, Mexico’s national bank (Banxico) finally launched the Cobro Digital (CoDi) pilot program on April...

May 3, 2019

Brazilian government signs measure to reduce bureaucracy for startups

Contxto – Last Tuesday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a provisional measure to foster entrepreneurship through reduced levels of bureaucracy....

May 3, 2019