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The Banco Central Do Brasil has had no problem disrupting the country's incumbent financial institutions in an effort to modernize the economy.

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Blessed with a favorable demographic situation and bolstered by the pandemic, Indian EdTech startups went too fast, too far. They are now painfully…

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Built on a pragmatic yet ambitious vision, Paystack is now widely considered to be one of the most consequential African startup success stories of this…

Nov 24

The long-lasting trade relationship between both countries has strongly impacted the recent growth of the Mexican startup ecosystem.

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Benefitting from a virtually unlimited influx of capital, sovereign wealth funds have quietly been ramping up their investments in startups worldwide.

Nov 10

Following the no-code ethos, founders around the world are leveraging WhatsApp's gargantuan user base to supercharge their startups.

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Dubbed by some commentators as a "complete disaster", Airlift's sudden and spectacular failure actually makes the entire ecosystem better.

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Founded as a quest to find purpose, Careem has imposed itself as one of the MENA region's most important startups of the past decades.

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