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Payments & Payment Infrastructure

Connecting money across Latin America's fragmented rails

PSPs, acquirers, payment processors, and open banking platforms face Latin America's most complex infrastructure challenges — fragmented banking relationships, multiple regulatory regimes, and rapidly evolving payment rails that differ country by country.

Industries/Payments & Payment Infrastructure
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Key Challenges in LatAm

  • Securing bank connectivity and payment network sponsorship
  • Navigating SFC authorization frameworks for payment operations
  • Structuring GMF (4x1000) tax exemptions on transaction flows
  • Building AML/CFT programs that satisfy banking partner due diligence
  • Registering with Mastercard, Visa, and domestic networks (Transfiya, Bre-B)
  • Adapting to Circular 004/2024 open banking requirements
Industry

Payments & Payment Infrastructure

Connecting money across Latin America's fragmented rails

How We Help

01
Regulatory Perimeter
Determine exactly what licenses your model requires — and which you can legally avoid — before you invest in infrastructure.
02
Banking Access Strategy
Open doors with Bancolombia, Banco de Bogotá, and Grupo Aval for API agreements, fund dispersion, and payment initiation contracts.
03
GMF Exemption Structuring
Design transaction flows that qualify for Article 871 ET financial transaction tax exemptions, and prepare formal exemption request documentation.
04
AML & Compliance Programs
Build SAGRILAFT-compliant AML programs and transaction monitoring controls that pass banking partner due diligence.
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We work with companies navigating payments & payment infrastructure in Latin America at every stage — from initial market entry to ongoing regulatory compliance.