Ruvo in the press

Ruvo grows in Brazil to take on Wise and Revolut

“Ruvo started out serving software engineers, an audience Alec considers one of the best segments to build a product for.”

Ruvo, the ex-Uber founder's fintech that makes 'Pix' work between Brazil and the US

“Billions of reais are lost to unfavorable exchange rates, hidden fees and outdated infrastructure. (...) Using stablecoins, payment is nearly instant, like Pix.”

Get digital dollars with Pix and spend on your card with 0% IOF on dollar purchases

Ruvo uses Pix as the on-ramp to a global account in digital dollars, spent from your dollar balance with 0% IOF on dollar purchases. “We made Pix international. You can send a Pix and immediately transfer dollars to any US account, or spend in dollars,” says co-founder and CEO Alec Howard.

Startup connecting Pix and the dollar grows fourfold and prepares international expansion

“Brazilians and Americans should be able to move money between the two countries as easily as a Pix.”

Studying in the US gets 80% cheaper with a global account, says fintech

Brazilian students can save up to R$ 22,000 by paying university fees and daily expenses in the United States with a global account.

Founded by a former Uber executive, the fintech connecting Brazil and the US quadruples its volume and prepares to expand

Over the last five months, Ruvo's monthly transaction volume has quadrupled.

Fintech founded by a former Uber executive quadruples transactions and plans to expand

Ruvo quadrupled its monthly transaction volume in five months and plans to launch new international financial services.

Rise in Brazilians hired by foreign companies drives demand for global accounts

It was in this market that the fintech Ruvo found one of its first, most engaged audiences: professionals paid by international companies. “The strategy now is to connect this audience with the companies that hire them, expanding Ruvo's reach into the corporate segment,” says Alec Howard, co-founder and CEO of Ruvo.

Ruvo raises US$ 4.6 million to modernize transfers between Brazil and the US

“Ruvo, a fintech built to move money between Brazil and the United States, announced a US$ 4.6 million seed round.”

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