Global66
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Global66 is a Latin American fintech founded on December 18, 2018 in Chile by Tomás Bercovich and Cristóbal Forno, which offers a global account with financial services to Latin Americans in terms of currency conversion, international money transfers to bank account, collection link and Mastercard prepaid cards available in Colombia, Chile and Peru. [1][2][3]
It currently operates in 6 countries (Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and Ecuador) and supports money transfers to more than 80 countries.[4][5] The platform also has a financial services segment for companies.
During 2021, Global66 transferred more than 1 trillion dollars in volume, and since its creation it has registered more than 700 thousand users. The company has raised investments totaling more than US$20 million from Angels, Family Offices and venture capital firms in Latin America, the United States and the United Kingdom.[6][7]
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| Company type | Financial Services |
|---|---|
| Industry | technology company, neobanco, fintech |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Founder | Tomás Bercovich y Cristobal Forno |
| Headquarters | Santiago de Chile (Chile), Bogota (Colombia), Lima (Peru) |
| Products | Multi-currency wallet, currency conversion, international transfers, P2P money transfers, prepaid card. |
History[change | change source]
Global66 is a Chilean fintech founded on December 18, 2018 by Tomás Bercovich and Cristóbal Forno. Bercovich and Forno met as partners and friends at Columbia Business School in 2012. In 2017, after a trip to London where Forno witnessed the impact of technology on people's financial lives in Europe, he invited Bercovich to join him as a partner in building a financial marketplace for Latin America, with an interest in creating a global digital bank in the region. They moved to London with their families to study the industry in depth.[8][9]
During this time, they tried to partner with major fintech companies in Europe, but many turned them down. With a small team, they started their first project, transferenciaperu.com,12 a single-broker money transfer service from Chile to Peru.[10][11]
Eventually the project grew and consequently, they increased their team to build infrastructure in Latam. Finally, by the end of 2018, they managed to open more routes and launched Global66.com.[12]In 2021, they closed their Series A and raised $12 million there in a round led by Quona Capital. Magma Partners, Venrex Investment Management and Clocktower Ventures.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Analitik, Valora; “Valora (2023-03-15). "Global66 lanza tarjeta MasterCard en Colombia y ofrece link de pago para independientes y emprendedores". Valora Analitik (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ S.A.S, Editorial La República. "Global 66 crea herramienta para poder recibir pagos de otros países de forma rápida". Diario La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ Monito. "Global66: ¿Es seguro? ¿Es confiable? ¿Cómo funciona?". www.monito.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2022-03-30). "Llega al país una nueva billetera digital que pasa pesos a dólares". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ "Qué es Global66 y cómo funciona en Chile: Servicios y alternativas". Wise (in Spanish). 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ "Global66 Archivos". Forbes Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ "Global66 Archivos". Forbes Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ SUD, DF; Global 66, Por María Gabriela Arteaga. "Global66 estrena herramienta para cobros en cinco países de América Latina | DF SUD". dfsud.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ McCarthy, Marcella (2021-07-29). "Global66 recibe US$12 millones en financiación Serie A". Bloomberg Línea (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ ImmiChile (2021-03-27). "Cómo enviar dinero al extranjero con Global66". ImmiChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ "EyN: Creadores de web de envíos de dinero online a Perú evalúan nuevos destinos en Latinoamérica". www.economiaynegocios.cl. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
- ↑ "Global66 lanza tarjeta MasterCard en Colombia y ofrece link de pago para independientes y emprendedores". Yahoo Finance (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.