Contxto · May 2026
Covers the same US$4M financing and describes Palenca’s plan to expand data products and predictive models for income verification across LatAm.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Palenca is a Mexico City-based Latin American income and employment verification platform (“income bureau”) that provides API, widget, and console products for banks, fintechs, and other lenders to verify earnings, reduce risk, and expand credit access across formal, public-sector, independent, and gig workers.
Primary product
Income and employment verification API/platform for LatAm, with a no-code Widget and Console for financial institutions.
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Mexico City, Mexico
Team size
11-50
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Fintech data infrastructure / income verification
Offices
Mexico City, Mexico (HQ)
São Paulo, Brazil
Business model
B2B SaaS
API-based data services
Enterprise data platform
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$9.1M
Latest round
Series A · May 2026
Latest amount
$4M
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Co-Founder CTO
Head of Legal & Compliance
Head of Partnerships
Work & culture
Public signals suggest a mission-driven, hands-on, founder-led culture focused on financial inclusion, infrastructure building, and fast execution; hiring posts emphasize ‘hands-on’ and ‘foundational’ roles.
Compensation
No official company-wide compensation bands were found. A third-party remote Head of Growth & Revenue listing associated with Palenca showed an indicative range of roughly USD 4,000-12,000/month, but this is not an official Palenca salary policy.
Product & market
Pricing
Enterprise / quote-based API pricing with a free demo or trial account for evaluation
Differentiators
- —Positions itself as the first income bureau in Latin America
- —Verifies income and employment for formal, public-sector, independent, and gig workers
- —Offers three integration modes: API, Widget, and Console
- —Claims coverage of 50M+ workers and an 83% hit rate
- —Designed to improve credit risk and underwriting for LatAm financial institutions
Technology
REST API
Widget/embedded web SDK
Console dashboard
Webhooks
Node.js
Google Cloud
Cloudflare CDN
Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager
jQuery CDN
Font Awesome
Customers
banks
fintechs
lending institutions
Kavak
Lana
Borzo
PideDirecto
Clupp
Falabella Soriana Card
Roda
Competitors
The Work Number (Equifax)
Experian / Serasa Experian
Other payroll and employment-verification APIs
Open finance and income-data infrastructure providers
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Latest news
DPL News · May 2026
Reports Palenca’s US$4M round led by Experian, with Foundation Capital, Gilgamesh Ventures, and Dhow Ventures participating; frames the company as income-verification infrastructure for Mexican credit expansion.
Mexico Business News · May 2026
Describes the round, the credit/inclusion problem Palenca targets, and the company’s growth plans and use cases.
LatamList · Apr 2024
Describes the Experian-backed round and Palenca’s planned expansion in Brazil and Colombia.
Axios · Apr 2024
Reports Experian’s strategic investment in Palenca and notes the company’s aim to help banks access consumer income data to expand credit.
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