Tagged: mexico

September 18, 2017 @ 10:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto declared that, “Today, one of the challenges we have, and perhaps an instrument to ensure further development, is financial inclusion”. Fintech is viewed as the way to provide better services to the masses. President Peña Nieto announced… Read More

March 1, 2017 @ 5:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Startupbootcamp Fintech announced on Wednesday the launch of its new fintech program in Mexico City. The organization revealed that the program’s debut marks its expansion into the Latin American market and deepens our mission in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation beyond borders. Startupbootcamp also reported it has teamed up… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 3:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than four months after launching in Mexico, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter took a look back at the country’s campaign successes so far. Kickstarter reported that during the first 100 days, more than 500 independent artists, photographers, filmmakers, designers, developers, musicians, etc. have launched projects and… Read More

January 28, 2017 @ 1:50 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

“We are convinced that the moment has come for Spanish banks and insurance companies to recognize the great opportunity that the whole country and financial sector have thanks to the impulse and promotion of Fintech. It is also the time to begin to promote strategies… Read More

November 15, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Kickstarter CEO and co-founder, Yancey Strickler, announced the crowdfunding platform is now welcoming artists and creators to its website for the first time. In a blog post called Build Bridges, Not Walls, Yancey stated he and his team are now removing the barrier… Read More

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

April 30, 2016 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

This past week the  Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV) published their 7th National Financial Inclusion Report  (Reporte Nacional de Inclusión Financiera). The document (embedded below) spent a good amount of time defining and addressing the various forms of investment crowdfunding. The document was published in advance of… Read More

February 23, 2016 @ 6:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Mobile World Congress 2016 continues today in sunny Barcelona.  PayPal announced its new global partnerships and product updates that showcase its vision of using technology to reimagine financial services to be faster, simpler and more inclusive, whether online, in-app, in store or in new contexts. “We… Read More

November 3, 2015 @ 10:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Centre for Alternative Finance at University of Cambridge Judge Business School and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation team at Chicago Booth School of Business have joined forces to initiate the  2015 Americas Alternative Finance Benchmarking Survey.  This landmark survey is the first comprehensive and empirical assessment of crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending (marketplace lending)… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 12:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bondora, a pan-European marketplace lender, opens to accredited investors from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Australia. The platform now allows global accredited investors to invest directly into personal unsecured loans across three European markets including Spain,… Read More

October 5, 2015 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Angels Den team is in Mexico for the official launch of  Angels Den Mexico at the Instituto Nacional del Emprenedor (INADEM), a non-profit entity that supports entrepreneurs. AngelsDen revealed this past August that it had raised $1 million from a Mexican family office to… Read More

August 26, 2015 @ 1:27 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  London-based Angels Den, an angel-led equity crowdfunding platform, has now successfully raised $1 million from a Mexican family office to launch their angel-led crowdfunding model across Mexico, with bases in five major cities. Following two years of preparation, Angels Den Mexico has ambitious growth plans… Read More

June 2, 2015 @ 10:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

In an attempt to gain full access in the top-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, the documentation leaking website, WikiLeaks, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on its own platform to raise $100,000 reward for the remaining chapters of the TPP. The TPP is a “proposed regional regulatory and investment treaty”…. Read More

February 6, 2014 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Platform Looks for Future Growth in Latin America as Market Heats Up. Crowdfunder, a Venice, California based investment crowdfunding platform, has raised an additional $1,000,000 in seed financing. This brings the total financing raised by Crowdfunder to date to roughly $2,000,000.  Crowdfunder lists over… Read More

December 23, 2013 @ 5:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In applying a loose definition of the term “crowdfunding,” Rodrigo Nino stands as the undisputed king of the emerging fundraising methodology. He and his team at Prodigy Network crowdfunded a building in Colombia to the tune of over $175 million from investors both in Colombia… Read More

July 14, 2013 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Extending reach of Crowdfunding Platform for Global Expansion of Equity Crowdfunding.  Has Formed Joint Venture for Middle East.  Plans Summer Launch. Crowdcube has formed a joint venture to launch in the Middle East – labeling the expansion “Crowdcube MENA” (Middle East North Africa).  A Joint… Read More

May 15, 2013 @ 8:58 am By Forbes  |  

I have a long-standing love affair with Mexico. As a surfer who’s lived there in the past, I’ve come to love the culture, the people and the incredible countryside. But Mexico has more than just great beaches, food and rich culture. It has a booming… Read More

February 6, 2013 @ 5:25 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

October 29, 2012 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

In an article from the Harvard Business Review, Alvaro Rodriquez Arregui states, “For there to be a sizable number of new enterprises and for these to grow and thrive; they need funding, and this funding usually comes from venture capital (VC).” We applaud Sr. Arregui… Read More