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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.

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