By Kristin Sadler, Rafa de la Guia, and Alejandro Safdie How much can be learned from a market in only one week? We just put this to the test by co-organizing a 4-day Mexico City Fintech Trek…

Solvento is changing the way truckers are paid, opening vast opportunities for economic empowerment and growth. — Juan Tiburcio Martínez Arrazola has run a small trucking company in Mexico City for more than 34 years. But it wasn’t until last year, when he joined the transportation-focused financial platform Solvento, that he was able to get the liquidity he needed to pay for truck repairs and finance upfront…

By Jonathan Whittle and Michel Zaidler At Quona we believe a key to expanding access to credit for underserved consumers and small businesses is to enable fintech lenders to raise debt capital and manage debt facilities more efficiently and with lower costs. We’ve invested in many leading fintech lenders in…

Currency devaluation in her home country left a lasting impression on the value of digital payments for Quona’s accounting executive Growing up in Belarus, Quona head of finance Maryna Higgins experienced firsthand the massive fallout from the ruble’s devaluation. “I grew up in a cash-dependent society,” she says. “I had…

What we learned from Quona and Royal Park’s first Fintech Fest in South Africa On February 21, Quona and Royal Park Partners teamed up to host Fintech Fest Cape Town, the first in a series of events focused on bringing together fintechs, investors and corporates for collaborative discussions and networking…

Twinco offers SME suppliers financing from the start of production to final invoice payment For Jeteway Holding Limited, an eco-friendly supplier in mainland China, access to financing has always been an upward battle. …

Meagan Prins has always believed in the power of technology in fueling financial inclusion. During her primary school years, the Ontario native spent many school breaks in rural villages across South-Central and East Africa, accompanying her mother who led an NGO that was active in the region. The nonprofit focused…

Sheena Jain has always wanted to make an impact. Born to Indian parents, she spent part of her childhood living in Thailand where her father’s job was based. Later, her parents remained in Thailand while she returned to India for boarding school. Between her early years in Thailand and her…

Guest post by Pat Alex, Endeavor Quona’s Jonathan Whittle was recently a guest on The Enthusiast: Founder & VCs beyond the Valley, where he shared what brought him to VC, what keeps him excited about Latin America, and what he thinks is coming up next. Here’s a recap. Tl; dr Boom and Bust: It’s important not to be overly optimistic about the recovery of the economy, companies that were able to pick-up fortune pre-crisis will always be better off.