Mexico City prepares for Star Studded LaBitConf 2015

Mexico City prepares for Star Studded LaBitConf 2015

LaBITconf, the Latino American Bitcoin Conference, sets roots in Mexico City on December 4-5, bringing Bitcoin pioneers to a remittances and eCommerce gold mine. Mexico is often heralded as a diamond in the rough when it comes to eCommerce and fintech innovation. In 2014, eMarketer forecast that. "between 2014 and 2018, smartphone users will grow from 24.0% to 40.0% of Mexico's overall population." To put that in perspective, "Less than a quarter of Brazilians and Argentinians use smartphones, while in Chile and Peru the numbers drop to less than one fifth. In the U. S,. smartphone....


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