Kontigo, the fintech of Venezuela that facilitates payments with stablecoins, is in talks with more banks operating in that country to integrate their services linked to USD Coin (USDC) and USD Tether (USDT).
This was revealed to CriptoNoticias by the co-founder and director of operations of Kontigo, Camilo Sánchez. This, within the framework of the Kontigo Business launch event, held in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 15.
According to Sánchez, “There are conversations in process” with other national banks to expand their services.
It should be remembered that Kontigo previously partnered with the private Banco Nacional de Crédito (BNC), Banco Plaza and Bancamiga to activate the conversion of dollars to USDC.
Sánchez, however, refused to mention any of the almost thirty banking institutions operating in Venezuela with whom they could be talking about possible integrations.
Even so, Jesús Castillo, who is the executive director of Kontigo, announced during the event a strategic alliance with the company Disglobal. This is dedicated to the payments and financial solutions industry.
The alliance is to enable the collection of digital assets in more than 40,000 points of sale throughout the country. In this way, they seek to make it easier for businesses to adopt direct payment in USDT.
This, also considering that 1,000 Venezuelan companies already use Kontigo for their international commitments and that this platform transacts around 200 million dollars daily, according to Camilo Sánchez’s estimates.
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The organization’s roadmap for 2026 includes financing products and direct payment tools. All of this, driven by the $20 million financing round that Kontigo managed to complete.
Among the most relevant announcements, the implementation of credits in USDC or USDT collateralized with bitcoin (BTC) stands out. According to Castillo, this system seeks to boost the leverage of companies and individuals through a guarantee scheme in the leading digital currency.
Added to this is the upcoming launch of the Kontigo Card, both in virtual and physical formats. According to him, this will allow users to keep their savings in digital assets and process payments in bolivars at points of sale.
The company also plans to integrate Kontigo AI, a proprietary, encrypted artificial intelligence model. It will support companies so they can organize their finances, project cash flows and automate their treasury within the application.
With these innovations, managers aspire to position the firm valued at more than $1 billion. This, according to Castillo, in order to “open the doors to greater foreign investments in the country.”