According to a CB Insights research report, Latin America became one of the fastest-growing regions for fintech VC investing. In Q2 2019, Latin America fintech VC investing surpassed both China and India, and is already off to a good start in Q3 following the $400m round from Brazil-based NuBank.
Q2’19 fintech funding topped $8.3B, boosted by a record quarter of 25 $100M+ mega-rounds: Funding to VC-backed fintech companies grew 24% QoQ in Q2’19 and neared previously quarterly funding highs.
https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/fintech-trends-q2-2019/