Argentine Fintech Ualá Buys Mexican Bank ABC Capital

Ualá, which was valued at $2.5 billion in its latest financing round, will acquire 100% of Monterrey-based ABC Capital, according to its founder and chief executive officer Pierpaolo Barbieri. As part of the transaction, ABC’s existing shareholders will become...

What Is It About Peter Thiel?

Silicon Valley is not a milieu known for glamour and charisma. Still, Peter Thiel has cultivated a mystique. A billionaire several times over, Thiel was a co-founder of PayPal, the digital-payment service, and the first outside investor in Facebook. Link:...

Fintech: The Fourth Platform – Part One

This is part one of a two-part essay diving into the future of fintech. Read part two. Nearly 20 years ago, I decided I was going to spend my venture investing career focused on the intersection of financial services and technology, what today has become widely known...

Welcome to Meta | About Facebook

The Facebook company is now Meta. Our company’s vision is to help bring the metaverse to life, so we are changing our name to reflect our commitment to this future. Link: https://about.facebook.com/meta