Jessica Mazzola

Apr 6, 2024 | nj.com | Jessica Mazzola

If I’m on vacation, in the ocean, salty breeze in my frizzy hair, then yes, sure. I like the bobbly feeling of being in the middle of a soft wave. But, when I’m sitting on a sofa in the middle of my living room, holding my 6-month-old niece, and the house starts moving from under us? No thank you. Like most East Coasters, I felt like Friday’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake came out of nowhere.

Oct 2, 2023 | latamlist.com | Jessica Mazzola |byJessica Mazzola

Drip, a Brazilian fintech that offers installment payment solutions via PIX, received an $8M investment from SRM Asset, the Venture Capital arm of SRM Ventures. In addition to the investment, the companies are also signing a partnership with Drip leveraging the Wefin platform, SRM Group’s technological front, to streamline its credit operations.

Sep 27, 2023 | latamlist.com | Jessica Mazzola |byJessica Mazzola

Prex integrated with Tapi’s payment infrastructure to provide its users with an enhanced experience for recurring payments in Peru and Argentina. With the integration, tapi users will be able to scan and pay bills for more than 15,000 local businesses, covering a wide variety of sectors including electricity, water, telecom, internet, education, and more.

Sep 20, 2023 | latamlist.com | Jessica Mazzola |byJessica Mazzola

Brazilian pharmaceutical company Eurofarma announced the launching of Eurofarma Ventures, a corporate venture capital arm that will invest up to$100 million in biotech startups. Beyond this fund, the company’s innovation arm includes Eurolab, Latin America’s largest pharmaceutical innovation group, which has 600 researchers working on over 400 new drug projects, as well as an organic synthesis laboratory dedicated to the discovery of new molecules.

Sep 15, 2023 | latamlist.com | Jessica Mazzola |byJessica Mazzola

The Colombian government led by Gustavo Petro reached a preliminary agreement with Alianzaln, the representative entity for prominent delivery companies like Rappi, Didi, and several others. This agreement would ensure social security benefits for around 120,000 workers. Under the settlement, businesses could pay 60% of their employees’ social security contributions, even if they remain independent accountants. This new arrangement could have a significant financial impact.