Kai Schmitz

Co-Founder/Partner

2019 - Current

Crestone is an investment firm focused on Financial Technology in emerging markets.

Board Member

2019

Open Banking Cloud that operates Transfiya, Colombia's national real time P2P payment system.

Board Member

2020

Koin is Brazil's leading Buy Now-Pay Later provider and offers various other payment services as the Fintech arm of the Despegar group.

Board Member

2013 - 2023

Colombia's leading digital bank offering a full-service consumer wallet and card, an issuing and acquiring platform, and BaaS

Board Member

2018 - 2022

Managed and Licensed Payment Solutions for Issuing and Acquiring.

Partner

2020 - 2021

Amadeus is an international Venture Capital firm headquartered in London. The firm operates different technology-focused investment strategies, including venture, growth and secondaries in Europe and in Emerging Markets.

Independent Board Member

2020 - 2021

Investment Lead Fintech

2012 - 2019

The Financial Technology Investment Group of IFC is one of the largest Fintech investors in emerging markets with an existing portfolio of over $600m. Our investments cover a broad spectrum of Fintech businesses including online lending, factoring, payment infrastructure, card issuing and acquiring, PSPs, marketplaces, insurance, capital markets, and others. IFC offers capital ranging from venture capital to growth equity, debt and various structured investment products. Our global presence, emerging market expertise, worldwide network of Fintech and financial market clients, and unparalleled access to resources on regulation, governance and risk management make us a partner with unique added value. Visit us at www.ifc.org/fintech My Portfolio: www.creditas.com www.contabilizei.com.br www.earthport.com www.embonds.com www.guiabolso.com.br www.iyzico.com www.konfio.mx www.kreditech.com www.movii.com.co www.remitly.com www.safetypay.com www.victoryparkcapital.com www.welab.com

Board Member

2017 - 2019

Senior Financial Sector Specialist

2010 - 2012

The Payment Systems Development Group at the World Bank is a leading resource on national and international payment systems and regulation for financial services regulators, multilateral organizations and governments across the world. The team advises Central Banks, government agencies and public sector financial institutions on market regulation, compliance issues, and technical infrastructure of national and international payment system and services. Projects involve ACH, RTGS, credit card acquiring and issuing, remittances, risk management, AML regulation and compliance, crypto-currencies, and others.