Pana
ActiveA Global Bank on Chain
About
The first secure, end-to-end global USD account, seamlessly integrating fiat and stablecoins across 125 countries for direct-to-bank settlement—no liquidity providers, no SWIFT, no intermediaries. Both sender and receiver use the Pana app and wallet for a frictionless, real-time cross-border payment experience.
Founders · 2
2nd time Fintech founder & Fmr. Head of Digital Banking at Scotiabank for Caribbean and Central America. Throughout the pandemic hired and lead a 130+ team of engineers, designers, and product owners to rebuild a complete mobile and web banking platform for 2M customers in 11 countries. Previously held executive roles at insurance and investment firms
2nd time fintech founder, former TS Tech Lead @ Rover. +10yrs of experience building software and consumer products. Founded & managed a software factory with several dev. & infra. teams across different time-zones while creating products that impacted +1.5M users.
Launch
Made for the 62M Latinos who have a $1.7T buying power and are mostly underserved 🚀
Pana launches a banking app for 62 million Latinos in the US, offering online US bank account opening with a passport, a social app with global group chats to borrow or lend, and zero-fee remittances in minutes. The product targets Latinos underserved by traditional banks and aims to reduce banking barriers with a social approach.
From the original launch (Jul 2022) — may be outdated.
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