Startups, fintechs, and small businesses are welcome to join the free programme from Prometeo. They will have access to all of Prometeo’s fiscal and payment API connections in their country and be granted USD 5,000 for six months to test solutions, optimise and automate their internal processes, and expand the reach of their digital products.
As a Latin American startup, Prometeo has experienced banking infrastructure shortcomings, recognises the power of fintech companies, and is convinced that financial inclusion should be the focus of technological infrastructure development. For that reason, they are passionate about providing these small companies with the necessary tools to allow them to scale so that a transparent and decentralised future of finance is in reach.
According to the World Bank, in Latin America, about half of the population does not have adequate access to any financial product. The knock-on effects of financial exclusion and unbanked or underbanked populations directly hinder companies to varying degrees, with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) particularly taking a hit.
However, at the same time, the pandemic was the catalyst for fintech companies to multiply rapidly in the region – social distancing measures encouraged the digitisation of transactions to replace face-to-face financial services. The use of innovative technologies escalated to the point that fintech companies have grown more than 40% in Colombia and 14% in Mexico.
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