Wipro said that it has appointed Wagner Jesus as country head and managing director for the company’s Brazilian operations. Wagner Jesus, who joined the India-based IT services provider three years ago, will lead the non-financial business cluster. In his stint so far at Wipro, Wagner Jesus is said to have a key role in domestic […]
HCL Technologies has entered into a collaboration with NEORIS, a global digital accelerator that co-develops disruptive solutions for digitally aspirational firms. According to HCL Technologies, the agreement will offer unique capabilities to clients in global markets. This includes the ability to increase the time of application usage, business management operations, and integrated IT services. The […]
Wärtsilä has secured two contracts with a combined worth of around €480 million for supplying 22 of its 34DF multi-fuel engines and 24 50DF multi-fuel engines to power plant projects in Latin America. The contracts are part of its Q4/2021 order intake, said the Finnish technology company. According to Wärtsilä, the Latin American power projects […]
Route Mobile Limited has agreed to acquire Colombian cloud communication platform service provider Masivian S.A.S (Masiv) for a sum of up to $50 million. The consideration includes earn-out of up to $2.5 million. Route Mobile, which is an India-based cloud communication platform service provider, will carry out the acquisition through its fully-owned subsidiary — Route […]
MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) and Akuo Energy have started construction of Parque Solar Planeta Rica, a 26.55MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Colombia. The solar power project is a joint venture between the Dutch and the French firms. It will involve an investment of around $24 million. Parque Solar Planeta Rica is expected to begin […]
HCL Technologies has signed a five-year agreement to deliver digital transformation and managed services to The Mosaic Company, a US-based producer of phosphate and potash. As per the agreement, the Indian IT services company will handle and transform the global application and infrastructure environments of Mosaic to boost its agility and ability to bring growth […]
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has joined forces with LACChain, an initiative led by IDB Lab, for developing a blockchain ecosystem in Latin America (LatAm) and the Caribbean. IDB Lab is the Inter-American Development Bank Group’s innovation laboratory. By working with technology partners and ecosystem actors, the LACChain alliance develops blockchain platforms, standards, and marketplaces for […]
Biocon Ltd, an Indian biopharma company, has entered into a partnership with Brazilian pharma company Libbs Farmaceutica for launching generic drugs in Brazil. The company will be represented in the partnership by its fully-owned subsidiary Biocon Pharma. The partnership marks the foray of Biocon’s generic formulations into the Latin American region. It consolidates on the […]
Visa has acquired YellowPepper, a Miami-based digital financial solutions provider that caters to financial institutions and startups across Latin America and the Caribbean. The digital payments giant announced the acquisition in October 2020. However, Visa did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, which marks its first of its kind in Latin America. Visa […]
Transtelco, a fiber infrastructure communication solutions provider, has acquired Miami-based Neutrona Networks International, a software-defined network service provider that spans Latin America and the Caribbean with an international footprint in the US, Europe, and Asia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Miguel Fernandez – Transtelco CEO said: “We are excited to welcome Neutrona onto […]