How to Build a Financial Giant Without Massive Funding | Tomás Bercovich

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Tomás Bercovich, founder & CEO of Global66, scaled a Latin American fintech startup to $1.4B in Q1 2026 transaction volume, on just $20M raised. In this episode, he breaks down the scaleup strategy, capital-efficient growth model, and AI-first transformation turning Global66 into one of LATAM's most important financial platforms. Global66 is now processing $550M in a single month across B2C and B2B segments, acquiring 40 - 50K new transactional users per month while remaining profitable for over two years. Tomás reveals the three pillars behind this growth, product & CX, geographic expansion into 100+ countries, and disciplined customer acquisition, and makes the case for why Latin America is the world's most underserved fintech market. Hosted by Mario Rivas About Startup Scaleup People: Real stories from startup, scaleup & enterprise leaders. From boardrooms to founder garages, we cover growth, leadership, funding, exits, governance, AI, fintech, SaaS, and business transformation. Chapters 00:00 - Global66 & Tomás Bercovich: Who Is He?

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