The cryptocurrency space is a space we believe in,” CBOE’s chief operating officer told analysts in a call on Tuesday according to the FT; they also noted that the CBOE is in talks with the CFTC to offer futures on bitcoin; this move follows what the CME said last week that it planned to add bitcoin as well. Source.
Chile's new fintech law will provide an incentive for other regulators in the region to move forward with similar frameworks, analysts say.
Chile's fintech Migrante to acquire a motorcycle loan startuup in Colombia. It also changed its name to Galgo, or "greyhound" in Spanish.
Toku raised $7 million to expand digital collection services in Latin America. The fintech will boost its current Mexico strategy.
These operations had been legally challenged by credit card companies, which currently dominate this type of activity in Chile.
Chilean Datamart raised $6.3 million in a seed round to expand into Mexico. Moonvalley Capital led the funding.
Xepelin announced that global investment banking giant Goldman Sachs had provided it with a $140 million asset-backed securities credit line.
The B2B payments company is doubling down in both Chile and Mexico, while also eyeing new countries for expansion.
Less than six months after raising $8 million in seed funding, Chilean proptech startup Houm has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Goodwater Capital. Fifth Wall also participated in the financing, along with existing backers OneVC, Elad Gil, Liu Jang and new investors Fen Ventures, Broadhaven...
The startup Webdox will invest more than US$6 million over the next two years in the country, home to many multinational companies in South America