Latamlist Roundup June 16th – July 1st: BioCredit secures $200K from Google

Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene.

In the past two weeks, startups from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Costa Rica took the spotlight, with plenty of activities from fintechs. Here are the product launches, partnerships, and expansions we saw in the last two weeks.

Launches

1. Chilean software management startup Kunzapp launched a cloud optimization product that analyzes and optimizes cloud usage of companies. Read more on DFSud.

Partnerships

1. Colombian investment bank Pronus partnered with Brazilian software development company C&M to launch instant payment solution Pronus Payments under the Pix-inspired payment framework the Central Bank of Colombia will launch in 2025. C&M developed similar solutions in Brazil with Pix and in the US with Fed Now. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.
2. Argentinian crypto startup Ripio partnered with DeFi aggregator 1inch to allow users of Ripio’s Web3 wallet to exchange cryptocurrencies and tokens at more favorable conversion rates and have more access to liquidity. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.
3. Mexican open finance payments startup Belvo partnered with Citibanamex to offer credit products to customers in Mexico with no credit history. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.

Expansions

1. Kunzapp, a Chilean software management startup, is expanding to Ecuador after securing its first client in the country, Kushki. Read more on DFSud.
2. Costa Rican software for construction project management Mawi arrived in Chile through Start-Up Chile’s accelerator program Ignite 7. Read more on DFSud.

Other

1. Colombian loan extension fintech BioCredit secured $200K from Google through the Google Cloud for Startups Program to boost AI in credit processing by adding features such as risk analysis and personalization of offerings. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.