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Startups, IPO's & Technology

MercadoPago offers crypto services in Chile 

After Brazil, MercadoPago also offers Bitcoin and Ethereum in Chile. Chile is thus the third country in Latin America to...

Brazilian study foresees weighing of cattle via cell phone app

A study by the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) and the Federal Institute...

El Salvador zeroes out taxes on technological innovations in new bill

On Thursday night (23), El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced via Twitter that he would present a bill to Congress next week that aims...

Justice orders Facebook to pay US$94 to 8 million Brazilians

The Maranhão state court on Thursday (March 23) ordered Facebook to pay R$500 (US$94) in damages to 8 million...

Mexico has the second-highest number of fintechs in LatAm

Mexico stands out as a benchmark in the financial technology (FinTech) sector at a global level, with 844 companies...

Central America’s second-hand market reinvents itself with technology

In the wake of the 2008 economic crisis, the market for second-hand products went global, mainly because of its economic, environmental, and technological benefits. In this market, sellers profit by selling products that still have a...

What a startup from Singapore, Brazilian coffee, and agribusiness giants have in common

From the coffee plantation to the coffee packet, there are several traceability requirements, including the beans' origination stage. Where does the coffee come from? What attitude was it planted in? What are the characteristics of the coffee,...

Brazil inaugurates technology center for electric and autonomous aviation development

Brazil launched yesterday, Tuesday, its main development center for the future of the national aeronautics industry, primarily electric and autonomous aircraft, at the São...

Volkswagen challenges Tesla’s lead in EVs with US$193 billion investment plan

By Monica Raymunt Volkswagen AG has increased its five-year investment plan to €180 billion (US$193 billion) as Europe's largest automaker steps up an effort to challenge Tesla's lead in electric vehicles. The company said on Tuesday that...

Brazil is the country with the third most social network users in the world

A Comscore survey shows that Brazil is the 3rd country that consumes the most social networks globally. There are 131,506 million active accounts. Of these, 127.4 million are unique users on social networks (96.9%). The survey gathered...

Australian Senator Gerard Rennick: "There has been a lot of misleading advertising in regards to the safe and effective claim….the risks have never been clearly outlined"