MEXICO
AMVO confirms the dates for Hot Sale 2022. The 2022 edition of Hot Sale is coming soon; eCommerce initiative confirmed for March 2022.
Paolo Cornero is appointed as the new President of CONAR Mexico. The Council for Self-Regulation and Advertising Ethics, CONAR Mexico, announced today the appointment of Pietro Paolo Cornero as the new president of the organization. Paolo Cornero has been CEO of Ferrero since 2010 in Mexico and Central America.
Tigres becomes the first Mexican team to sign a soccer player with cryptocurrencies. Harunustas, a small club in Turkey, is believed to have made the first cryptocurrency transfer, signing player Omer Faruk Kiroglu in 2018.
proptech focused on improving the administration of buildings and condominiums in Mexico closes 2021 with a growth of 250% in the last quarter alone.
Cheetos and Pull & Bear invite you to see their new clothing collection. Cheetos® invites you to discover its new collaboration with one of the most important clothing brands in the world: Pull & Bear.
GoStudent, the EdTech unicorn that raises 300 million euros and acquires two educational platforms at the start of the year. GoStudent is the platform that offers private classes one by one, online and in a personalized way, taking into account the tastes, needs and type of learning of each student on any school subject and language regardless of where in the world you are.
Kueski, the leading BNPL and consumer credit platform in Latin America, appoints data director and expands its advisory board. Kueski, the leading BNPL and consumer credit platform in Latin America, announced the appointment of Krishna Verkatraman as Chief Data Officer.
BRAZIL
“Kavak City”, the new strategy of the Mexican unicorn in Brazil. Baptized as “Kavak City”, and located in the industrial area of Barueri, in São Paulo, the Mexican startup Kavak opened its vehicle reconditioning space and its branch.
U.S
The New York Times buys Wordle, the game that is going viral (will it still be free?). The New York Times Company has struck a deal to buy the viral word-finding game Wordle. The price was not revealed, but a fact has emerged: the amount is “in the lower part of the 7 figures.”
AT&T spins off WarnerMedia to merge with Discovery: Warner Bros Discovery is born. AT&T confirmed that it will spin off WarnerMedia to carry out the merger transaction with Discovery for more than 43 billion dollars.
Nintendo claims copyright and blocks 1,300 videos from youtuber. Nintendo claims its copyright and since 2019 blocks YouTube videos from creator GilvaSunner.
Avatars of Jennifer López and Maluma will give a virtual concert to promote the film. With a virtual concert where the avatars of Jennifer López and Maluma will take the stage, Snap and Universal Pictures will promote a new film.
With this strategy, the CMDLL puts its collectible NFT’s in the ring of the fans. The World Wrestling Council (CMDLL), joined the trend of Non-Fungible Tokens, during the second half of last year, promoting several of its most emblematic fighters of Mexican culture, in which stars such as the wrestler Kmonito, this being the one that began with its appearance within the blockchain universe.
New year and new look; Gmail is renewed and this will be the new design it will have. It will be from February 8, 2022, that users will be able to choose between continuing with the current version of Gmail or trying the new improvements.
SPAIN
DOST, the AI business automation SaaS, closes its first round of €430,000 led by Draper B1. The Spanish company faces 2022 raising its first round of financing, led by Draper B1with the collaboration of Successful Fund SPV, and the support of Lánzame Capital and Business Angels who have a long history in the startup ecosystem.
JAPAN
7-Eleven incorporates holographic screens in Japan. The future caught up with us again. 7 eleven will introduce holographic self-checkout screens in its branches in Japan in the coming years.