Latin Amercia roundup: Klar, Mexico’s newest challenger bank, raises $57.5 million from U.S. investors

Written by: James Sagan
Date: October 16, 2019

Mexican challenger bank Klar, a Chime clone, recently raised over $57.5 million in debt and equity in one of Mexico’s largest seed rounds. The $50 million credit line came from San Francisco’s Arc Labs, while Quona Capital led the $7.5 million equity round with support from Santander InnoVentures, aCrew Capital, FJ Labs and Western Technology Investment.

James Sagan