1/21/2026 9:16:02 PM Pomelo raises $55m in Series C funding By Cristobal de Atucha Buenos Aires based payments infrastructure startup for Latin America raised $55m in Series C funding led by Kaszek and Insight Partners.
11/13/2024 3:52:19 PM Argentine star fintech Ualá wins fresh funding from Allianz and Alan Howard By Cristobal de Atucha Argentine fintech Ualá has raised $300m in one of the largest fundraising rounds for a start-up in Latin America in recent years. The...
5/17/2024 2:41:38 PM Milei targets labor law that’s set to hand banker $10m severance By Gareth Jones A one-time Citibank employee who earned a $130k salary working in New York stands to collect a $10m severance award, thanks to...
1/19/2024 6:37:31 PM Pomelo raises $40m in Series B funding By Cristobal de Atucha Argentina based payments infrastructure startup raised $40m in Series B funding led by Kaszek.
1/16/2024 5:06:21 PM Argentine president to allow provinces to circulate own currencies By FinTech Collective Argentine President Javier Milei promised not to oppose provinces’ attempts to launch their own currencies after a public exchange...
12/1/2023 4:10:50 PM Argentina's new president could 'supercharge' nation's use of crypto By FinTech Collective President-elect Javier Milei has ambitious plans to reform monetary policy and potentially close the Argentine Central Bank.
9/13/2023 5:30:49 PM N5 raises $9.5m in new funding By Cristobal de Atucha Buenos Aires based analytics platform for the banking sector raised $9.5m in new funding led by Illuminate Financial.
8/5/2022 5:05:55 PM Geopagos raises $35m in growth funding By FinTech Collective Argentina based payments infrastructure startup raised $35m in growth funding led by Riverwood Capital.
6/10/2022 2:30:00 PM Argentina approves Ualá’s purchase of Eurnekian’s Wilobank By Carlos Alonso Torras Argentina’s central bank has approved fintech Ualá’s purchase of billionaire Eduardo Eurnekian’s digital bank Wilobank.
1/28/2022 4:57:50 PM Argentine fintech 'unicorn' Uala launches in Colombia amid Latam push By Carlos Alonso Torras Argentine digital banking startup Uala announced its launch in Colombia on Thursday, a new frontier for the firm as it expands in Latin...
8/13/2021 5:56:14 PM Kavak announces four global tech centers in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina By FinTech Collective Mexican startup Kavak, Mexico's first unicorn, announced on Tuesday four new global tech development centers with headquarters in Mexico,...
2/19/2021 5:41:26 AM Competition heats up among Argentina’s digital wallets By Carlos Alonso Torras Digital wallets are booming in Argentina, and the banks, fintechs and big techs behind them are looking at how they can get a competitive...
9/4/2020 7:12:56 AM Why stablecoins are taking off in Argentina By Carlos Alonso Torras Stablecoin transactions in Argentina have ballooned this year. High inflation combined with government-imposed currency controls —...
5/8/2020 4:32:19 PM Coronavirus boosts digital banking as Argentines lose fondness for cash By Carlos Alonso Torras SoftBank-funded fintech challenger Ualá expands rapidly amid the pandemic. It has issued more than 1.9m debit cards and is signing up...
4/30/2020 5:08:58 PM Growth in mobile wallets in LatAm: nearly 7m operating in Argentina already By Carlos Alonso Torras Argentine Fintech Chamber reports that use rates for mobile wallets have increased 120-800%, mostly since the start of the COVID induced...
4/29/2020 1:40:57 AM Argentina’s Central Bank Trials Blockchain for New Interbank Settlement Layer By Carlos Alonso Torras The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) is testing a new blockchain-powered clearing system that could be used by some of the country's...