Venezuela continue to progress with their plan towards greater integration of the World’s first state backed cryptocurrency – the Petro. As per an announcement made on Twitter earlier this week originating from the Venezuelan Economy Department, the digital currency is now listed on 6 cryptocurrency exchanges. Included in the tweet is an infographic which clarifies the process
Unfortunately, in Latin America and many other places around the world, robberies are a part of urban life. Moisés Salazar of Lima has been a victim of petty crime in the streets, which is what led him to create Reach. The application that markets itself as a kind of Waze for street crime alerts users through a
Abartys Health was a part of Parallel 18’s class of 2016 in Puerto Rico and is now carving out a space in the American health insurance market. Lauren Cascio spoke to LATAM.tech about the startup’s goals of stemming losses within the system. “Giving patients access to their own healthcare is what we want to do.”
Colombia’s most successful tech entrepreneurs will meet next week in Miami for the fifth annual Business Matchmaking Forum, taking place from 30-31 October. The event, called ‘Colombia: Bring it On’, hopes to connect over 120 entrepreneurs with buyers and investors and is organised by government trade bureau ProColombia alongside Unbound Miami Innovation Festival, a celebration
Valued at US $360 billion this year and expected to grow to $558 billion by 2019, the global space tech industry is becoming an increasingly attractive market to buy into, particularly in Brazil. According to industry experts, space in Brazil is currently in the throes of an innovation boom, with capabilities greater than ever, as
After having waded into contract law and being the basis of cryptocurrency, blockchain is now about to invade your local supermarket. Courtesy of Nutchain, India’s newest blockchain-based peanut company, the technology will now be used for the wholesale manufacture and export of peanuts. A relatively new entrant into the space, the launch of Nutchain this
Medellín is no stranger to reinvention – after all, the city has gone from being dubbed as “the most dangerous city on earth” to the “Silicon Valley of South America” in less than three decades. That evolution is showing no signs of slowing thanks to an ever-expanding startup scene. Entrepreneurship has grown to become an
Media Incubator ESPACIO has announced the official launch of Aztec Reports after having acquired the news outlet in July 2018. The newly launched Aztec Reports is an English-language news publication run by an organisation of international journalists. Their mission is to deliver the most important and up-to-date information about Mexico and provide a truthful source
2017 was the year for AirBnB in Latin America. Not only did the flat-sharing platform become the website of choice for young travellers across the continent, it started to make inroads into more adventurous locations like Cuba and Bolivia as well. Unlike cities across Europe, however, the company decided to play nicer and get local
