Top Fintech LatAm News Stories for September 24, 2021

Here are the most read news stories from our daily newsletter today:

  • What to Expect at LendIt Fintech LatAm – LendIt Fintech News
  • Betterfly acquires six companies in Chile and Brazil – Contxto
  • Nubank grows portfolio in Mexico with key acquisition – Contxto
  • Bullish on Central America: LatAm’s Next Hot Spot for Tech Startups – Grit Daily
  • In Brazil, traditional banks and fintechs have a face-off on social media – LABS
  • Latin America finds a champion in SoftBank Group International CEO Marcelo Claure – TechCrunch
  • Bitso adds a million users in 5 months – Contxto
  • Latin America’s second wave of digital transformation – TechCrunch
  • Women Fintech Founders & CEOs / Mujeres fundadoras y directoras ejecutivas de Fintech – LendIt Fintech
  • Mexico’s Kavak drives away with $700M in new funding, doubling its valuation to $8.7B – TechCrunch
  • John K. White

    John has been in communications since graduating from Creative Communications at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg in 1992. He launched one of Canada's first digital-only local news sites called Winnipeg First in 2007, which led to digital editor postings with the Winnipeg Free Press and Edmonton Journal. In 2012 he joined Bankless Times as managing editor, later becoming president and CEO. He and the Bankless Media co-founders completed a sale and exit in August 2021.