So it’s time to talk about David Schwartz, Technology Director at Ripple, as well as one of the original architects of the Ripple consensus network. Get to know David Schwartz Prior to joining Ripple, David Schwartz was Technical Director for WebMaster Incorporated, a software developer in Santa Clara, developing encrypted…
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They were chosen from more than 350 applications. With the aim of boosting the growth of startups in Latin America, Google launched the Launchpad Accelerator program in Mexico, in which 10 startups from Argentina, Colombia and Chile will participate, which were chosen from more than 350 applications. For three months,…
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After eight years of activity, fintech has generated more than 500 million euros in online consumer loans. Currently, it has just closed one of the largest financing rounds in the sector. Pagantis, a reference fintech Pagantis has consolidated itself as one of the reference fintech for online consumer loans. The…
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Modifications to the Fintech Law in Mexico could reduce the participation of some actors in the digital financial market, said Amanda Soto, co-founder and legal director of Play Business. During his participation in the forum “The digital market of the Fintech in Mexico”, he pointed out that some of the…
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Amazon Go smart stores, which allow customers to buy items without having to go through the usual ATMs, will begin to accept cash, amid intense criticism of the company for discriminating against the unbanked. At an internal meeting held last month, Steve Kessel, Amazon’s senior vice president of physical stores,…
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Mexico’s development opportunities are enormous and go beyond the economic and political environment it faces, assured the global CEO of International Personal Finance (IPF), Rami Ryhannen. The Estonian executive stressed that Mexico has a very large population to which it is necessary to bring financial services closer, so it maintains…
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The second edition of Finnovista Pitch Day in Bogotá, held on March 14, brought together more than 150 Fintech enthusiasts to know the role of the industry in the empowerment of women and financial inclusion. This Finitech benchmark meeting in Latin America and Spain counted, on this occasion, with a…
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The Financial Services Commission of Mauritius (FSC, for its acronym in English) issued a second note of guidance on the regulation of offers of value tokens (STO). In the document, the FSC stated that the value tokens are considered to be digitally represented values, as defined in the Securities Act…
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Founded in January 2018 by Blockchain enthusiasts, LimonX began as a platform where users could exchange their cryptocurrencies for Amazon gift cards. A year later it has expanded its partnerships with hundreds of brands such as Amazon, Apple or Steam and includes new features such as prepaid cards. Initially LimonX…
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The developer ecosystem project of Ripple, Xpring and Bain Capital Ventures, have invested in the VC Robot Ventures venture capital blockchain company, the fund’s director, Robert Leshner, wrote in an article published on the blog on April 10. Leshner, who also founded Compound, the open source financial protocol based on…
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