Sunday, December 22, 2024

Argentinian fintech start-up Tapi bags $22m Series A led by Kaszek

  • Tapi secures $22 million Series A funding:
    • Led by Brazilian VC firm Kaszek
    • Participation from Californian VC Andreessen Horowitz (also led Tapi’s $9 million seed round in 2022)
  • About Tapi:
    • Founded in 2022
    • Provides payment processing infrastructure for fintechs and consumer platforms in Latin America
    • Services include processing recurring payments, gift card payments, and automating billing via a single API connection
    • Clients include Mercado Pago and cryptocurrency exchange Lemon
    • Operates in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru
  • Expansion Plans:
    • CEO Tomas Mindlin expects to process around $400 million in payments this year
    • Latest funding aimed at expanding in Mexico
    • Goal to work with fintechs that promote financial inclusion and transition from cash to digital payments
    • Prediction: 80% of the banked population in Mexico will use Tapi’s infrastructure in a year
  • Context:
    • Latin America is becoming a fintech hotspot in 2024
    • Example: Brazilian paytech VMtecnologia acquired by Israeli fintech Nayax in May for around $27 million

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