Wagner Ruiz
Founder of EBANX
Wagner Ruiz
Founder of EBANX
São Paulo
Overview
Work Experience
Co-founder & Board Member
2012 - Current
Leading payment partner for global companies in rising markets. Since our founding in 2012, we have aimed to connect rising markets through payments, empowering Latin Americans, Africans and Indians to access international products and services, and to enable global companies to expand to these regions. In 12 years of history, we have already helped over 1000 merchants such as Airbnb, Spotify, Aliexpress, Shopee, Sony, and Uber to expand their businesses worldwide by offering over 100 payment methods in 29 countries.
Co-founder & CRO
2021 - 2022
Co-founder & CFO
2012 - 2021
Board Member
2021
Brazilian B2B digital bank focused in Foreign Exchange, Banking As A Service and Credit.
Co-founder & Board Member
2016
Honey Island is a venture capital firm created by EBANX founders, with the aim to help early-stage startups to disrupt financial services around LATAM.
Endeavor Entrepreneur
2012
Endeavor is leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement around the world.
Board Member
2023
Transfeera is a Brazilian Payment Institution that offers payments and receivables solutions for companies, including PIX (the Brazilian instant payment system).
Investor & Board Member
2020
Celero is a platform that simplifies financial management through automation. The platform is responsible for automatically issuing payment slips and invoices, scheduling accounts payable, separating expenses by cost center, generating reports in real-time, and more. Also, the client has the advisory support of our Customer Success team.
Investor
2015 - 2021
Juno was a Brazilian Payment Institution that used to offer receivables solutions without bureaucracy, so merchants and individuals could manage their balance and customers safely, efficiently, and without paying extra for it.
Co-founder & Board Member
2011 - 2014
Casa do Fitness is among Brazilian's largest and fastest-growing fitness equipment retailers, importers, and distributors - and is home to some of the most respected brands in the fitness industry, with stores located all over the Brazilian territory and in Argentina.
Co-founder & Managing Partner
2011 - 2011
Managing Partner
2009 - 2011
Franchisee from Johnson Health Tech, Johnson Fitness is a fitness retailer chain with multiple stores in Brazil. Each retail outlet offers a wide selection of personal fitness and wellness equipment; including, treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, home gyms, and accessories.
Business Development Executive
2005 - 2009
I.A.T. was a Brazilian foreign trade company specialized in agricultural implements and heavy machinery. It used to offer complete solutions to its clients, integrating management, logistics, and financing in customized operations.