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Mexico’s fintech success: How tech is driving the population to banking

TechCrunch

Earlier this month, Citibanamex — Mexico’s second-largest bank — announced that it is building new APIs to allow fintech companies real-time access to information like its services and ATM locations. The move comes as Mexico’s fintech ecosystem flourishes so fiercely that traditional banks have to embrace them or risk lagging behind.

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Founders Fund backs Vest, a startup out to give Latin Americans a bridge to investing in the US stock market

TechCrunch

CEO and co-founder Aaron Polhamus said he, Miguel Arroyo and Jaime Rodas were driven to start Mexico City-based Vest in December 2020 because of their belief that while Latin Americans work hard for their savings, “historically their savings have not worked hard for them.”. Image Credits: Vest. Because Vest is structured as a U.S.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Vietnam is an S-shaped country that is slightly larger than New Mexico. The technology is shipped directly to the local NGO.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

PADI AWARE Foundation is a publicly funded nonprofit whose mission is to drive local action for global ocean conservation. The foundation helps build the capacity of organizations and coalitions with grants that support research or improve the learning and generation of local solutions to complex problems. Areas served: Worldwide.

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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We make a huge effort to disseminate our news locally via radio partnerships, and other satellite partnerships, so that the people in the communities we serve are benefiting from our news first. They come from all different casts, all different religions, and from indigenous backgrounds in Mexico. I said, "You write it. CH: Yes, we do.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Their priorities range from facilitating book donation drives to supporting arts education to funding playground construction and family literacy programs. . They focus funding on organizations that work on financial literacy for elementary and high school students (established programs only). Areas served: Worldwide. Guitar Center.

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2021 Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

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Areas served: US (primarily Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, & New Orleans), Mexico, Haiti. Activities can be local, regional, or, in some instances, statewide. They will consider significant local or regional initiatives with the potential to leverage broader national or global impact. Vermont Women’s Fund.