Episode 5 - Latin America Blooms

In a mature market such as Americas, there are many new entrants trying to seize a part of the trillion-dollar payments industry. Companies such as PayPal need to be able to serve customers anywhere, at any time. With that in mind, PayPal is evolving to look at how to be a better ...  Show more

In September 2015, PayPal’s Americas region announced a strategic decision to pursue a segment called the 'middle market' – those businesses that have graduated from start-ups and matured into larger organizations where the right technology and business processes are pertinent fo ...  Show more

My guests today are Julio Vasconcellos and Mate Pencz, who are partners at Canary and Atlantico, leading early-stage investment firms in Latin America. They’re also both successful entrepreneurs. Mate is the co-founder and CEO of Brazilian real estate unicorn, Loft. Julio was Fac ...  Show more

Gideon talks to Venezuelan economist Moisés Naím about the reasons for the collapse of the political centre in Latin America, and about the tactics used by populist politicians to rise to power in the region and beyond.

Clips: Euronews; AP; Al Jazeera; NBC; Andrés Ma ...

In the midst of the dot-com boom, there's also a lot of dot-com bust. PayPal desperately needed to grow but they companies who'd raised millions more suddenly disintegrate. The solution was so simple it seemed almost illegal - let the converted proselytize. And they do to incr ...

PayPal is a technology platform and digital payments company that offers digital and mobile payments for its users. If you feel a little confused, the company essentially allows businesses and individuals to transfer money in many different ways. Founded in 1998, PayPal has grown ...  Show more