LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE
1 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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COLOMBIA
PaySett Corporation and JMMB Bank have expanded their regional alliance to include the Dominican Republic – with the partnership continuing to promote the adoption of electronic payments in the country.
PaySett’ s Global VP of Business Development, Jesus Garcia, said:“ For nearly two decades, PaySett’ s solutions have been providing critical software infrastructure to power electronic payments for consumers, businesses and government entities in the Dominican Republic. This alliance allows us to continue growing in the Dominican Republic and also represents our commitment to regional financial institutions, such as Grupo Financiero JMMB, who seek to better manage their operating costs, while facilitating the transfer of funds for their clients throughout their different organizations.”
Luis Bogaert, CEO, JMMB Bank, said:“ This strategic alliance with PaySett Corporation marks a crucial step towards the modernization of financial services in the Dominican Republic. Together, we are promoting access to electronic payment solutions, which facilitates the financial inclusion of a greater number of people and contributes to the sustainable economic growth of the country.”
Claro Colombia has launched its new Mi Claro superapp – developed in partnership with Whale Cloud and Alipay +.
The Mi Claro app transformed from a traditional telecom services platform into a superapp that integrates core telecom services with third-party lifestyle offerings.
Whale Cloud and Alipay + provided Claro Colombia with essential technology solutions, including the mini-program development platform, mini-program operation platform and partner onboarding platform to integrate various digital services.
Since its launch, Mi Claro has attracted around 100,000 new users per week – with an overall migration rate of over 30 %.
Mi Claro has already surpassed 4 million users and 350 thousand daily active users.
Rodrigo de Gusmao Ribeiro, President, Claro Colombia, said:“ We are committed to promoting the growth of companies in the country. That’ s why we created a powerful tool to expand its reach more effectively, while generating digital inclusion for all Colombians.”
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URUGUAY
Cybersecurity startup Strike has raised a $ 13.5m Series A round led by FinTech Collective.
Galicia Ventures, Greyhound Capital, FJ Labs, Canary and Carao also participated in the round.
This funding follows the seed round Strike raised in April 2022.
Strike will use the funds to expand in Brazil and the US and to launch Strike 360 – billed as an advanced platform that combines AI-powered attack simulations and automated retesting reducing detection times to seconds.
Strike specializes in serving companies that handle sensitive data or roll out new features and products protection to prevent cybersecurity breaches – offering a penetration testing and compliance platform that connects companies with top ethical hackers who detect security vulnerabilities in real time for companies.
Founded in 2022, Strike serves over 100 customers in 20 countries – including Santander, Globant, Mercado Libre and Delivery Hero.
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CHILE
ContourGlobal has inaugurated the Quillagua photovoltaic solar plant – LATAM’ s largest solar plant with battery storage.
The company is also advancing with the construction of a similar facility in the Tarapacá region.
Quillagua is a 221 MWp photovoltaic solar plant with a 1.2 GWh battery storage system, capable of delivering 200 MW for 6.2 hours after sunset, making it the largest solar plant coupled with a battery storage system in Latin America.
Inauguration marks the final stage before commencing commercial operation in the coming weeks and starting to fulfill its long-term clean power purchase agreement( PPA), ensuring the supply of solar energy at night and dispatching any surplus to the commercial market.
Quillagua is part of a larger development that includes another similar facility in the Tarapacá region, the Victor Jara plant, with 231 MWp of photovoltaic solar energy and 1.3 GWh of battery storage.
This plant will be ready in the second half of 2025, several months ahead of the initial plan.
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