# Bernardo Garcia

> Bernardo Garcia is the Co-Founder and COO of Félix Pago, a Miami-based fintech startup that lets Latino immigrants in the US send money home via WhatsApp in roughly 40 seconds. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Garcia built his career across consulting and Uber before earning his MBA at Wharton, where he met co-founder Manuel Godoy. Together they launched Félix in 2020, growing it to process over $1 billion in remittances in 2024 and raising a $75 million Series B in April 2025 led by QED Investors.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & COO at Félix Pago
- **Organizations:** Félix Pago, Uber, McKinsey & Company
- **From:** Guadalajara, Mexico
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** MBA, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Engineering, Universidad (Mexico)
- **Known for:** Co-founded Félix Pago, the fastest-growing remittance service in Latin America, Grew Félix Pago to process over $1 billion in transfers in 2024, Raised $105.3M in total funding including a $75M Series B led by QED Investors (April 2025)

## Career timeline

- **~2000s** — Born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico; spent a year in Ireland at age 12 learning English
- **~2010s** — Studied engineering in Mexico; spent time in China during undergrad exploring the country's growth
- **~2013-2018** — Consulting career helping Latin American banks digitize their products and customer experiences
- **~2016-2019** — Joined Uber, launching and scaling support and sales operations across multiple countries worldwide
- **~2019-2021** — MBA at Wharton; met co-founder Manuel Godoy through the Wharton Latin American Student Association
- **2020** — Co-founded Félix Pago with Manuel Godoy, a WhatsApp-based remittance platform using stablecoin rails
- **2022** — Félix Pago raised $7.8M to reimagine cross-border payments
- **2024** — Félix Pago raised $15.5M Series A led by Castle Island Ventures; platform processed over $1B in transfers
- **2025-04** — Félix Pago raised $75M Series B led by QED Investors, with total funding reaching $105.3M

## Achievements

- Co-founded Félix Pago, the fastest-growing remittance service in Latin America
- Grew Félix Pago to process over $1 billion in transfers in 2024
- Raised $105.3M in total funding including a $75M Series B led by QED Investors (April 2025)
- Built a WhatsApp-native fintech serving 300,000+ Latino immigrants across five countries
- Named one of the most innovative fintech companies by CrossTech Payments
- Wharton MBA graduate; previously launched Uber operations across multiple countries
- Partnership with Mercado Pago and Nubank driving major user growth

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Félix Pago closed a $75M Series B led by QED Investors, bringing total funding to $105.3M
- **2025-03** — Félix Pago announced partnership with Mercado Pago México to transform cross-border remittances
- **2024-05** — Félix Pago raised $15.5M Series A led by Castle Island Ventures
- **2024-01** — Félix Pago processed over $1 billion in transfers in the calendar year 2024

## Links

- Website: https://felixpago.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bernardo-garcia-gonzalez
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Bernardo_ggr

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Last updated: 2026-05-27