Latin America’s Digital Revolution
Covid-19 battered Latin America. It killed more people and caused deeper recessions than in any other region. But the massive disruption forced people to solve centuries-old regional challenges, accelerating a nascent digital revolution that will eventually save more lives and drive more economic growth than was lost in the pandemic. The region’s tech boom will also create a lot of wealth for investors. Latin America only saw its first unicorn – the name given to private tech start-ups worth more than $1billion…
Fintech: Latin America 2018: Growth and Consolidation
This report is the second edition of the study “Fintech: Innovations You May Not Know were from Latin America and the Caribbean” (IDB, 2017), which offered a comprehensive view of the activity in and development of the Fintech industry in the region. The report describes the evolution and the progress achieved with respect to the measurement and analysis carried out in 2017 and examines new dimensions relevant to the ecosystem. The first chapter provides a snapshot of the sector in the region, highlighting…
