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Sergio Legorreta is joining Clara as our new Global Head of Legal & Regulatory. With more than 30 years of experience expanding some of the biggest and most influential technology companies across Latin America, Sergio brings a rare combination of 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. During 16 years at Baker McKenzie, he led the Technology and Intellectual Property practices and helped build the firm’s fintech practice in Mexico. But what makes his perspective especially relevant for Clara is that he doesn’t approach technology and AI only from a legal standpoint. He understands it by building with it. At Clara, he’ll lead our legal and regulatory strategy across 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼, 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮, bringing that perspective into product development from the start. As we expand the use of AI in our products, questions around data, traceability, responsibility and oversight are part of the product itself. 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲. Welcome to Clara, Sergio. We’re excited to have you with us!

Globally, Lovable and Replit have raised 𝗨𝗦$𝟰𝟬𝟬𝗠 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 in their latest funding rounds alone, proving the massive commercial scale of this AI category. But which are the economy sectors in Latin America 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 the most? 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮'𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 tracked corporate spending across 𝟰𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 adopting them aren't tech or finance. For CFOs, this data offers critical hints for 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and a rare look at how competitors are structuring their AI investments. Learn more in the video and comments below. To build your complete view on 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗔𝗺, check our 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿.

AI adoption is moving fast, and 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁. That's why we built the 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿: a live, interactive view of data from 𝟰𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮, showing which tools are gaining ground, how investment is shifting, and how trends compare across markets. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 👇

AI is changing the CFO stack in Latin America, and at Clara, we’re building the platform organizations need to pay and manage every payment workflow. At the Goldman Sachs Financial Technology Conference, our CEO, Gerry Giacomán Colyer, joined BHub CEO, Jorge Vargas Neto for a conversation moderated by Thomas R. Silva, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, about what this shift means for the Office of the CFO. 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁-𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲. That’s exactly what we’re building at Clara: a unified platform where AI works within each organization’s existing policies. By combining smart automation with built-in permissions and auditability, we help companies move with greater agility while keeping every action visible and accountable to the CFO.

We know a lot about where Latin America is putting its 𝗔𝗜 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁. And soon, you will too. 👀 We’ve analyzed data from 𝟰𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 across the region, and this is just a first glimpse. Sign up for 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 to the Clara AI Monitor: https://lnkd.in/eDJqUwEb

“Extremely, extremely simple.” We’ll take it! That’s how Mark Barnett, Global Head of Small and Medium Enterprises at Mastercard, described Clara’s role in making financial tools more accessible to beauty entrepreneurs across Latin America, as part of Mastercard and L'Oréal partnership. Because access to better financial tools shouldn’t come with more complexity.

Long before building products used by companies across Latin America, every engineer had that 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗱. For 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗗𝗮𝘆, we asked some of our Claridians to go back to beta: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗱? And if your engineering career is still on 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭.𝟬, our 𝗔𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 might be your next build! Apply here: https://lnkd.in/dGu4J-tC