Grapefruitthe Latin American company of financial technology, was selected as one of six finalists from more than 3,400 start-ups from 140 countries around the world. For three months, the participants faced off in different rounds of competition before more than 250 global investors responsible for choosing the winners.
Through its technological solutions of Cards and Banking so that the fintechs and companies in the process of digital transformation launch and scale financial services in Latin America, Pomelo is recognized as one of the six most promising businesses that arrives to generate a positive change in society.
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“We are very proud to have reached this stage of the Founders Games. Once again, we managed to represent the region in a global meeting of high-potential leaders and companies. This encourages us to continue working so that Latin America can move towards a digital finance ecosystem that enhances the financial inclusion of the population and gradually reduces informality. Today, the region needs better access to financial products, and we are achieving it thanks to the modern and regional infrastructure that we are building.”, highlighted Gastón Irigoyen, CEO & Co-Founder of Grapefruit.
The Founders Games will take place during the week of the World Economic Forum, next Thursday, January 19 at 1:00 p.m. (GMT-3/5:00 p.m. CET) in Davos, Switzerland, and are organized for the thirteenth time by Webit Foundation with the aim of supporting innovative and fast growing companies.
In recent years, the ecosystem fintech it grew and continues to grow and is consolidating itself as a key player in responding to the needs of financial consumers in the region. In this context, and only a year and a half since its launch, Grapefruit has already received USD 60 million in investment from international funds, has operations in five markets: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, and more than 90 clients throughout LATAM.
