Latin America

MercadoLibre to pick up $850m from PayPal and Dragoneer

PayPal and Dragoneer Investment Group are investing $750m and $100m respectively in MercadoLibre, the biggest eCommerce player out of Latin America. The investments come as part of a $1.85bn equity

Latin America

SoftBank launches $5bn tech fund dedicated to Latin America

SoftBank has setup another fund – this time turning its attention to the Latin American technology market with a $5bn fund, the largest to ever be exclusively focused on the

Latin America

RGK Mobile expands into Latin America through partnership with Aldeamo

Mobile carrier payment solutions firm RGK Mobile has announced the company will be expanding its services into Latin America, partnering with Mexico-based Claro Mobile and Central America-based Tigo Mobile. RGK

Latin America

Telefonica joins forces with Facebook to bring internet for all in Latin America

Telefonica has launched an initiative aimed at connecting more than 100m people in Latin America to the internet and is working with Facebook in order to make this a reality.

Latin America

Flurry Study Sees Rapid Smartphone Growth in Latin America

With the 2016 Rio Olympics starting today, Flurry has released its first report looking at smartphone and app growth in Latin America. Though the region has been slower to adopt

Latin America

Over 1.2bn Smartphones Sold in 2014

Global smartphone sales set new records in 2014, with 1.2bn smartphones sold across the whole year, and sales of $115bn in just Q4, an increase of 20 per cent year-on-year

Latin America

iAd Crosses the Border into Latin America

Apple has brought its mobile ad offering, iAd, to Latin America for the first time. Working with Internet Media Services (IMS) as its exclusive reseller, iAd will initially be available

Latin America

Infographic: 90 per cent of Latin Americans Smartphone Owners Use mCommerce

With the worlds eyes turned towards Brazil for the World Cup, a new report shows that 90 per cent of Latin Americans smartphone owners are using their devices to make

Latin America

StartMeApp Launches Mobile RTB Ad Exchange

Latin American ad network StartMeApp has launched its mobile RTB exchange, enabling advertisers, agencies and DSPs to buy and sell inventory in real-time auctions. StartMeApp is already working in 120

More Stories

Video Interviews

Member Content

Resources