#76 - Social mobility through open finance: Pablo Viguera, Belvo

<p>The last 10 years have completely changed Latin America&apos;s financial landscape but, when compared to other more established regions, we still lack basic infrastructure, and that&apos;s what <b>Pablo Viguera</b> set out to build.</p><p>With experience in UK open banking from his time at Revolut, Pablo wanted to pave the road for the next generation of financial businesses, so he and co-founder Oriol Tintore decided to build what is now the <b>leading Open Banking and financial information API platform in LatAm</b>.</p><p>Dubbed the &quot;Plaid of Latin America&quot; by TechCrunch, Belvo is providing the ‘picks and shovels’ for big players in the fintech space looking to innovate in the region. With operations in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, they&apos;re endorsed by a partnership with Visa and backed by a <b>$43 million Series A </b>with participation of <b>Kaszek</b> and <b>David Vélez</b>.<br/><br/>Today, Pablo and I talk about:</p><ul><li>The unique regulatory challenges of open finance in LatAm</li><li>Educating users on the best use of their financial data</li><li>Propelling economic development by building infrastructure<br/><br/></li></ul><p>Building something new? Apply for the <b>Latitud Fellowship</b> at <a href='https://apply.latitud.com/'>apply.latitud.com</a></p>