{"id":4192,"date":"2019-06-25T16:59:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T16:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finnovista.com\/?p=29644"},"modified":"2020-05-18T13:12:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T13:12:13","slug":"el-bid-y-finnovista-publican-un-diagnostico-del-ecosistema-fintech-en-costa-rica-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finnosummit.com\/en\/el-bid-y-finnovista-publican-un-diagnostico-del-ecosistema-fintech-en-costa-rica-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"IDB and Finnovista release a report on the Fintech ecosystem in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"
A 400% growth rate was observed in the creation of new Fintech startups since 2017, positioning Costa Rica as the country with the highest entrepreneurial potential in Central America.<\/h5>\n

The study published by the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) in collaboration with Finnovista, aims to illustrate the state of Fintech in Costa Rica, and ultimately create awareness about the main challenges faced by Costa Rican entrepreneurs. Among the most important issues to resolve is the lack of a central agency able to coordinate entrepreneurship-related efforts, as well as a lack of understanding of early stage specific needs by Angel Investors and other financing sources.<\/p>\n

The study also addresses the milestones achieved towards building a robust entrepreneurship ecosystem<\/strong>, such as:<\/p>\n