# Prometeo

> Prometeo is a Latin American fintech-infrastructure company that turns the region's fragmented banking landscape into a single API. Through one integration, businesses can validate bank accounts, aggregate financial data, and move money across banks and borders. Founded in Montevideo, Uruguay in 2018, Prometeo has connected thousands of banking channels across more than a dozen countries in the Americas and raised a $13M Series A in 2024 led by Antler Elevate with PayPal Ventures and Samsung Next.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Montevideo, Uruguay
- **Founders:** Ximena Aleman (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), Rodrigo Tumaian (Co-Founder & Co-CEO), Eduardo Veiga (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~73 employees
- **Products:** Payments API, Account Validation / Bank Account Verification, Data Aggregation, Name Match, Agentic Banking Infrastructure
- **Notable:** Raised $13M Series A in January 2024 led by Antler Elevate with PayPal Ventures and Samsung Next, Built a network of 7,500+ banking connections spanning the Americas, Named a Nacha Preferred Partner for Account Validation / Open Banking

## Products & services

- **Payments API** — Initiate account-to-account payments, transfers to third-party accounts, mass payout dispersals, payins and payouts across Latin American banks.
- **Account Validation / Bank Account Verification** — Real-time API check confirming a bank account is valid and reachable before initiating a transfer or debit, reducing failed payouts and fraud.
- **Data Aggregation** — Automatically collect and centralize account and client financial information with end-user authorization, for lending, underwriting and treasury use cases.
- **Name Match** — US bank account ownership verification that matches account holder names to reduce fraud and misdirected payments.
- **Agentic Banking Infrastructure** — API layer enabling programmatic, agent-driven access to banking data and money movement across the Americas.

## Achievements

- Raised $13M Series A in January 2024 led by Antler Elevate with PayPal Ventures and Samsung Next
- Built a network of 7,500+ banking connections spanning the Americas
- Named a Nacha Preferred Partner for Account Validation / Open Banking
- ISO 27001 certified for information security
- Grew revenue roughly 10x over two years
- Ximena Aleman named to Nacha's 15 Under 40 in Payments (2026)

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Closed $13M Series A led by Antler Elevate with PayPal Ventures, Samsung Next and DN Capital.
- **2025-01** — Launched Name Match to expand US bank account ownership verification.
- **2025-06** — Positioned toward agentic banking infrastructure - programmatic, agent-driven access to banking data and payments.
- **2026-01** — Co-CEO Ximena Aleman named to Nacha's 15 Under 40 in Payments.

## Links

- Website: https://prometeoapi.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prometeoapi
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/POpenbanking
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@prometeoapi
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prometeoapi

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Last updated: 2026-07-11