Analysis

September 11, 2019

Barcelona is the gateway to Latin America for Europe's startups

Fintech companies based in Barcelona are making use of linguistic and cultural ties to break into the Latin American market.


Tim Smith

5 min read

Kazakhstan and Mexico might lie some 11,000 km away from each other, but for ID Finance co-founder Alexander Dunaev, the two emerging economies present a similar set of challenges for the fintech with Russian roots and big expansion plans: finding staff who really understand the market.

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Alexander Dunaev, chief operating officer and co-founder of ID Finance
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ID Finance’s Mexico office
ID Finance’s Mexico office
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Source: MWCapital Startup Ecosystem Report
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Francisco Sierra, Director General of N26 Spain
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Julián Diaz, co-founder and co-CEO of Unnax
Julián Diaz, co-founder and co-CEO of Unnax
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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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