# João Del Valle

> João Del Valle is the Brazilian co-founder and CEO of EBANX, based in Curitiba. He wrote the company’s first platform code, served as CTO and COO, and became CEO in May 2021. Founded in 2012 with Alphonse Voigt and Wagner Ruiz, EBANX connects global merchants with local payment methods across Latin America, Africa and Asia. Del Valle is also a founding partner of Honey Island and a multi-instrumentalist.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at EBANX
- **Organizations:** EBANX, Honey Island
- **From:** Curitiba, Brazil
- **Nationality:** Brazilian
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Master’s in Software Engineering, École des Mines / IMT Atlantique, MBA, Fundação Getulio Vargas
- **Known for:** Wrote the first code for the EBANX platform., Co-founded EBANX, which exceeded a $1 billion valuation in 2019., Helped build EBANX’s global commercial team and oversaw operational expansion.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Studied software in France and worked on government software projects in Mozambique; also worked in telecommunications and finance.
- **2012** — Co-founded EBANX with Alphonse Voigt and Wagner Ruiz and wrote its first platform code.
- **2015** — Co-founded Honey Island Capital.
- **2018** — Moved from EBANX technology leadership into the COO role.
- **2019** — EBANX exceeded a $1 billion valuation following an FTV Capital investment.
- **2021** — Appointed CEO of EBANX on May 7.
- **2024** — Received TOPVIEW’s financial-market personality award.
- **2026** — Publicly discussed returning to GitHub and building an AI system for executive business context.

## Achievements

- Wrote the first code for the EBANX platform.
- Co-founded EBANX, which exceeded a $1 billion valuation in 2019.
- Helped build EBANX’s global commercial team and oversaw operational expansion.
- EBANX launched 50 new B2B integrations and payment methods in 2020 during his COO tenure.
- Selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in December 2012.
- Winner of the financial-market personality category at TOPVIEW’s 2024 awards.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared on Leaders in Payments, discussing local payment methods, international merchant expansion and his personal background.
- **2026-08** — Discussed AI, possible competition from outside payments and executive learning in an interview with Karen Webster at PYMNTS.
- **2026-04** — Discussed EBANX’s expansion into Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam and its Singapore regional hub in a Reuters interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ebanx.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaodelvalle/

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