Amero
Exchanges
Borderless Banking for All: Where Traditional Finance Meets Digital Freedom
Founders
Cristian Zabala (Co-founder)
Francisco Antonio Rodriguez Peñalo (Co-founder)
Francisco Other (Co-founder)
Nelson Alberto Peña Hernandez (Co-founder)
Osiris Rafael Rodriguez Mora (Co-founder)
Samuel Peralta (Co-founder)
Launch Date
2017
Key Investors
Outlier Ventures
Polygon Base Camp
About
Amero is a comprehensive financial platform bridging traditional finance and digital assets across Latin America. Focused on empowering the unbanked, it enables cross-border payments, remittances, and crypto-to-fiat conversions through 100,000+ affiliated merchants and 35,000+ MoneyGram locations. Users can send/receive funds globally, access US virtual bank accounts without residency requirements, and manage digital assets with low fees. The platform offers instant transactions, transparent pricing, and simplified processes, making financial services accessible to underserved populations.
100K+
affiliated Latin America merchants
35K+
MoneyGram locations for withdrawal
Use Cases
- Freelancer payments - Latin American freelancer receives payments from US clients without high fees.
- Family remittances - Migrant worker sends money home to family using MoneyGram withdrawals.
- Emergency funds - User sends quick funds for medical emergencies using crypto conversion.
- E-commerce payments - Latin American online store accepts payments in cryptocurrency, broadening sales.
Crypto-Fiat Solutions
- Amero facilitates the conversion of cryptocurrencies to fiat currency and vice versa
- Users can withdraw their crypto as cash at over 35,000 MoneyGram locations in Latin America
- Amero enables users to send remittances from their accounts to family and friends worldwide
- The platform allows users to open virtual bank accounts in the USA from Latin America, without residency requirements
- Amero provides a 'self cash-out' option and 'send to a friend' option for MoneyGram withdrawals
Web3 Partnerships and Integrations
- Amero has partnered with Circle, Stellar, and Polygon
- The platform supports USDC, a stablecoin, for deposits and withdrawals
- Amero allows users to convert cryptos to SUSDC within the platform
- Amero is associated with blockchain networks like Stellar and Polygon
- Amero facilitates access to cash in over 180 countries through MoneyGram, leveraging crypto for cross-border transactions
Trusted by
MoneyGram, Unlimit, Circle, Outlier Ventures, Stellar, Polygon
