LatamList · May 2025
Latin America startup coverage of the round, investor syndicate, board additions, and expansion plans.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Palla Financial is a Miami-based cross-border payments infrastructure company that helps fintechs and financial institutions embed instant international P2P transfers and other money-movement flows through APIs, white-label apps, and embeddable components.
Primary product
P2P cross-border payments infrastructure (APIs, white-label apps, and embeddable components)
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Miami, Florida, United States
Team size
11-50 employees
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Cross-border payments / embedded payments infrastructure
Offices
Miami, Florida
Coral Gables, Florida
Business model
API integration
white-label software
embedded payments infrastructure
B2B2C partner distribution
fees + FX markup
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$17.5M
Latest round
Series A · May 2025
Latest amount
$14.5M
May 2025 · Revolution Ventures
Feb 2024
Jul 2022
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-founder & CTO
Co-Founder & Head of Product
Jonathan Alvarado Montero
Head of Sales
Dianaid Ramírez
Head of Information Security
Robert T.
Head of Compliance
Cassandra Cazares
Head of Growth
Work & culture
The engineering culture is described as AI-native, fast-moving, and partner-facing: the team ships weekly, works directly with customers, and emphasizes ownership and speed.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
A YC posting for a senior full-stack engineer listed $80K-$200K salary, plus founding-team equity, health/dental/vision, team gatherings, and a learning budget.
Benefits
fully remote flexibility for US/LATAM roles
health/dental/vision coverage
founding-team equity
team gatherings
learning budget
Product & market
Pricing
Partner API / white-label platform with consumer fees and FX markup economics
Differentiators
- —instant transfers in seconds, 24/7/365
- —API integration and white-label deployment
- —embeddable components inside partner apps
- —built-in compliance features (KYC, OFAC, fraud prevention, monitoring)
- —partner-led distribution through banks and fintechs
- —coverage across 180+ countries and strong LATAM focus
- —SOC 2 Type 2 trust posture
- —Palla Dash tracking for transfer lifecycle visibility
Technology
AWS
Go
JavaScript
Kubernetes
React
TypeScript
Microservices
NoSQL
Redis
Terraform
IAM
PCI controls
REST APIs
SafeBase trust center
Customers
financial institutions
fintechs
banks
credit unions
consumer-facing apps
Latin American partner banks
Banco Pichincha
Hey Banco
Zinli
Competitors
Western Union
Paysend
Remitee
traditional remittance providers
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
~$10M ARR (third-party estimate, 2025-04-10)
Estimated monthly visits
5.8K
Latest news
Finextra · May 2025
Finextra summarized Palla's embedded cross-border payments platform, investor syndicate, and corridor expansion plans.
FinTech Global · May 2025
Coverage of the Series A and Palla's API/white-label infrastructure for banks and fintechs across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Business Wire · May 2025
Official announcement of Palla's $14.5M Series A led by Revolution Ventures, with board additions David Golden and Heidi Miller and use of proceeds for corridor expansion and new product lines.
Revolution · May 2025
Investor write-up describing the Series A, Palla's API/white-label model, and expansion across Latin America and new payment corridors.
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