Global66
Global66 is a Latin American fintech founded on December 18, 2018 in Chile by Tomás Bercovich and Cristóbal Forno. It offers a global account with financial services to Latin Americans for currency conversion, international money transfers to bank account, collection link and Mastercard prepaid cards available in Colombia, Chile and Peru. [1][2][3]
It 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.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.