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      <title>7 startups racing to expand digital banking in Mexico</title>
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      <description>Within the fintech sector, AI innovations are disproportionately happening in enterprise startups, pushing VC dollars significantly more into those companies.</description>
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      <description>The fintech neobank was valued at $11.6 billion in its Nasdaq debut—a step cut from its last valuation of $25 billion</description>
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