Tag: mexico

Ángel Sahagún, Albo: Bringing Financial Inclusion to Mexico’s Underbanked, Ep 109

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You can now find the full show notes of the Crossing Borders podcast on LatamList.com’s new podcast section. I’ll still post the audio of the podcast on my blog and I’m planning to start writing more again on my blog, like I used to.

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Thanks for listening to Crossing Borders all these years! If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out here, or contact me on social media.

Outline of this episode:

  • [1:20] – About Albo 
  • [4:20] – Yucatan ecosystem 
  • [5:50] – Ángel’s first fintech startup 
  • [7:58] – Investing in Mis Rentas
  • [8:56] – Why fintech?
  • [10:40] – Albo’s clients
  • [13:04] – Market overview in Mexico
  • [14:51] – Daily challenges of Albo clients
  • [16:30] – Closing an investment round
  • [18:46] – Raising globally and investing locally
  • [20:58] – Books, blogs, & podcast recommendations
  • [22:26] – Advice to Ángel’s younger self
  • [22:50] – What’s next for Albo?

It’s been a pleasure to get to know Ángel while supporting him via Magma’s investment in 2018.

Show notes on Latamlist.com.

Laura Mendoza, Unima: Developing Low-Cost Diagnostics for 3 Billion People, Ep 108

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You can now find the full show notes of the Crossing Borders podcast on LatamList.com’s new podcast section. I’ll still post the audio of the podcast on my blog and I’m planning to start writing more again on my blog, like I used to.

Subscribe to the LatamList Weekly newsletter to get updated on the week’s top tech news and stories from the region.

Thanks for listening to Crossing Borders all these years! If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out here, or contact me on social media.

Outline of this episode:

  • [1:21] – About Laura and Unima
  • [3:12] – Benefits of low-cost diagnostics
  • [5:22] – Becoming an entrepreneur
  • [8:25] – Founding her first company
  • [11:44] – On tech transfers
  • [14:31] – Reaction of family and friends
  • [16:20] – Pivoting at Mass Challenge
  • [20:13] – Human health as a business
  • [22:52] – Raising money in LatAm 
  • [25:24] – Building a COVID-19 test
  • [29:00] – Recommended books, blogs, & podcasts
  • [31:27] – Advice to Laura’s younger self
  • [33:02] – What’s next for Unima?

Show notes on Latamlist.com.

Maya Dadoo, Worky: Revolutionizing the HR Industry for Mexican SMEs, Ep 107

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You can now find the full show notes of the Crossing Borders podcast on LatamList.com’s new podcast section. I’ll still post the audio of the podcast on my blog and I’m planning to start writing more again on my blog, like I used to.

Subscribe to the LatamList Weekly newsletter to get updated on the week’s top tech news and stories from the region.

Thanks for listening to Crossing Borders all these years! If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to reach out here, or contact me on social media.

Outline of this episode:

  • [1:12] – About Worky
  • [2:23] – Reality of SMEs in Latam
  • [5:52] – First experience in tech
  • [8:58] – From corporate to CEO
  • [10:30] – Choosing HR tech
  • [13:05] – insights on the Mexican HR market
  • [15:24] – Payroll loans market 
  • [20:30] – Reacting to COVID-19
  • [23:04] – Worky’s fundraising journey
  • [25:30] – Recommendations on books, blogs, or podcasts
  • [25:57] – What’s next for Worky?

Show notes on Latamlist.com.

Gabriela Estrada, Vexi: Bringing Credit to the Underbanked in Mexico, Ep 104

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Only one in ten adults in Mexico have access to a formal credit card, according to Gabriela Estrada. That’s more than 70 million people that are not able to build a credit history. As cofounder and CFO of Vexi, Gabriela is on a mission to make credit accessible to Mexico’s underbanked population. 

Originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, Gabriela was at the peak of her career at Citibanamex in Mexico City when she decided the corporate world wasn’t for her. She was the only female director as well as the youngest among her peers by 10 to 15 years. After leaving the bank, her friend convinced her to cofound Vexi with him, where she quickly fell in love with the power of impacting her community through fintech.

I sit down with Gabriela to talk about her experience as a woman in finance in Mexico and some of the challenges she now faces as a female founder when seeking investment. We also discuss why she decided to tackle financial inclusion and how Vexi is helping increase financial literacy in Mexico.

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