Mary Saracco, Co-Founder and CFO of Latamex, shares her founder journey building Latin America's largest fiat gateway on Stellar. Her experience at the World Bank and frustrations with cross-border banking friction inspired her to create blockchain-enabled financial services for her home region.
In this Founder Journey interview, Mary Saracco discusses how her career at UBS and the World Bank, combined with extensive international travel, revealed the friction in cross-border payments and banking access. Frustrated by compliance barriers, KYC requirements, and the inability to freely access her own funds abroad, Mary co-founded Latamex after learning about Stellar from her brother. She emphasizes three pillars driving her work: financial freedom, financial inclusion, and financial education. Latamex now operates as Latin America's largest fiat gateway, providing on/off ramps and payment solutions to expand access to financial instruments across the region.
