Santander InnoVentures Moves into Brazil with Creditas Series-C Investment

April 17, 2018 @ 11:45 am By Erin Hobey |

Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group, has invested in the startup Creditas, a leading Brazilian secured lending platform. Creditas is Santander InnoVentures, Santander’s USD 200 million corporate VC fund, first investment in Brazil and second in Latin America. Creditas increased of… Read More

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Mexican Online Lender Konfio Raises $8 Million Series A

May 24, 2016 @ 11:03 pm By JD Alois |

Fintech in Mexico continues to grow as Konfio has closed on an $8 million Series A funding round. Konfio is an online lender that finances micro-businesses in Latin America. Their mission is to boost regional economies with loans for young, promising businesses. The new funding… Read More

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