#114 – Building extraordinary fintechs from Latin America: Creditas and dLocal at Vamos Latam Summit

<p>You&apos;ve probably heard from our friends at a16z that every company will become a fintech. Latin America&apos;s one of the most fertile grounds for the providers of new financial products and services. There are over a thousand fintechs in the region.</p><p>In this fierce competition, the ones that flourished were fintechs offering powerful solutions to huge pain points. By enabling cross-border payments, dLocal became the first unicorn from Uruguay and went public. And by attacking high-interest loans, Creditas became another Brazilian fintech unicorn.</p><p>Sergio Fogel and Sergio Furio, founders of dLocal and Creditas, reflected on the fintech revolution in the region during Vamos Latam Summit, our connections and knowledge flagship event. We&apos;ll share right now the chat the two Sergios had, moderated by Miguel Armaza, from Gilgamesh Ventures. They talked about:<br/><br/>- How to provide new products and services to consumers that either don&apos;t know or know really well what they want, and how to be a wartime or a peacetime CEO in Latin America;<br/>- How to deal with challenges like international expansion, currency fluctuations, and going public;<br/>- And what makes fintech in Latin America unique in relation to the rest of the world.</p><p><br/><br/></p>