# Juan Luis Pérez Escobar

> Juan Luis Pérez Escobar is a Colombian lawyer and entrepreneur based in Bogotá, co-founder and CEO of Milio, a Y Combinator Winter 2023 company developing payments infrastructure. Formerly Milio’s COO, he has written about open-finance regulation and led the company through account-to-account payments and a card-transfer partnership with Visa and Banco Coopcentral. In 2026 he was also identified as CEO and co-founder of Dagurpay, created by Milio and Payments Way.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Milio
- **Organizations:** Milio, Dagurpay, LÖIS Consulting Group, Esguerra Asesores Jurídicos, BODYTECH Colombia, Atarraya
- **From:** Montería, Colombia
- **Nationality:** Colombian
- **Education:** Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Specialization in Business Law, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Specialization in Antitrust and Consumer Law, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Winter 2023 accelerator alumnus, Y Combinator
- **Known for:** Co-founded Milio, selected for Y Combinator Winter 2023., Led Milio as CEO during its 2024 Visa and Banco Coopcentral transfer launch., Published commentary on Colombia’s open-finance regulation in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2011-2012** — Associate attorney at Esguerra Asesores Jurídicos.
- **2012-2013** — In-house attorney at BODYTECH Colombia.
- **2015-2022** — Founder and general manager of LÖIS Consulting Group.
- **2021** — Began a co-founder and board member role at Atarraya, according to his public career directory.
- **2022** — Co-founded Milio and served as COO.
- **2023** — Milio joined YC W23; he became CEO, publicly identified in that role by September.
- **2024** — Announced card-to-card transfers with Visa and Banco Coopcentral.
- **2026** — Identified as CEO and co-founder of Dagurpay, created by Milio and Payments Way.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Milio, selected for Y Combinator Winter 2023.
- Led Milio as CEO during its 2024 Visa and Banco Coopcentral transfer launch.
- Published commentary on Colombia’s open-finance regulation in 2023.
- Co-founded Dagurpay, announced in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Milio and Payments Way announced Dagurpay, a cross-border payments infrastructure company; Pérez Escobar was identified as CEO and co-founder.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-luis-perez-escobar-079869104/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15