Jess Rapp

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Women in the workplace: Does Latin America need its own #TimesUp movement?

By Jess Rapp February 7, 2018

Women empowerment has been the topic of 2017, paving positive changes towards gender equality in...

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FINNOSUMMIT Miami 2017: fostering fintech entrepreneurial ecosystems in Latin America

By Jess Rapp November 14, 2017

The most prominent fintech leaders in Latin America gathered together along with more than 300...

10xU and IDE Business School team up to enhance Ecuador’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

By Jess Rapp November 6, 2017

Ecuador holds one of the highest rates of early entrepreneurship in Latin America. In 2016, Total...

Peru-Indiana university alliance to accelerate sustainable solutions

Peru allies with Indiana’s Purdue University to accelerate sustainable solutions

By Jess Rapp November 2, 2017

The National University of San Agustin (UNSA) in Arequipa has entered into a research and...

Peruvian tourism is attracting foreign investment, supplementing the mining-oriented economy.

“Peru deserves to be in the spotlight,” say European companies

By Jess Rapp October 31, 2017

As a country economically driven by the mining industry, Peru has long been playing catch up with...

How fintech can innovate for the unbanked in LatAm

How fintech can innovate for the unbanked in LatAm

By Jess Rapp October 30, 2017

In Latin America 400 million people do not have bank accounts, leading the fintech community to...

Medellin students create eco-bricks

Medellin students create eco-bricks to help families build affordable homes

By Jess Rapp October 25, 2017

While 3D printed houses have received plenty of attention as of late, it's not the only innovative...

5 companies offering solutions for the unbanked

Four million people in Latin America are unbanked. These five companies are offering a solution.

By Jess Rapp October 25, 2017

With many in Latin America paying bills in cash, stashing their earnings at home and taking loans...

Latin American fintech players to talk innovation, regulation at FINNOSUMMIT 2017

By Jess Rapp October 18, 2017

Latin America will showcase its finest fintech companies on November 9 at FINNOSUMMIT Miami. ...

Rockstart launches accelerator program in latam

Dutch startup accelerator Rockstart launches in Colombia

By Jess Rapp October 13, 2017

Startup accelerator Rockstart kicked off its Web & Mobile Accelerator Program on October 11...

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