Remitee

Founded in 2017, Remitee provides API-based remittance infrastructure that enables banks, e-wallets, and retailers to offer instant cross-border payments. Instead of building from scratch, clients plug into Remitee’s platform to power money transfers, bill payments, and mobile top-ups across 50+ countries and 14 currencies. With built-in compliance, FX, and treasury tools, Remitee transforms how companies serve migrant users. Trusted by Santander, Credicorp, Remitly, MoneyGram, and others, Remitee is becoming the preferred partner for institutions aiming to modernize remittance services and meet the financial needs of migrant communities.

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U.S. & Canada
Selected: 2025
Fintech
Cross-Border Payments

Sergio Saravia

Originally from Argentina and the son of migrants, Sergio saw firsthand the challenges families face when separated by borders, watching his father travel 80 kilometers to the capital to send money to his grandmother in Bolivia.

He later spent over 12 years at Western Union, ultimately serving as CFO of LATAM, where he learned the ins and outs of the remittance industry, from regulatory hurdles to the systemic exclusion of unbanked migrant families and the industry’s deep dependence on cash. Determined to build a better solution, he enrolled at MIT, where the idea for Remitee was born