Krealo invests in Colombian fintech company Akua

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In line with its commitment to boosting the region's fintech ecosystem, Krealo, the Corporate Venture Capital of the Credicorp Group, announced its investment in the Colombian startup Akua, a comprehensive platform for payment processing in Latin America, powered by artificial intelligence. With this transaction, Krealo has four investments in Colombia and fourteen in the region.

Akua (www.akua.la/) is a cloud-native payment operating system, directly connected to Visa and Mastercard, that uses artificial intelligence to optimize security, efficiency and approval rates in transactions. Its cloud-native solution, highly scalable and with agile integration, allows merchants and companies to process and accept card payments quickly and securely.

[[Cita
 texto="We invested in Akua because of the opportunity it represents to continue increasing our learning in the payment transaction ecosystem from the Credicorp Group, keeping us at the forefront to continue strengthening this line of business"
 autor="Adolfo Vinatea"
 cargo="CEO of Krealo"
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The Akua platform unifies key functionalities such as transaction processing, link payments, tokenization, Tap to Phone, certified bank security and a real-time Payments Hub, making it an essential tool for the digital transformation of commerce in the region. Its transformative payment infrastructure offers acquisition-as-a-service for all types of payments, adapting to dynamic market demands.

[[Cita
 texto="At Akua, we offer a regional platform designed from the ground up in the cloud, which allows a new generation of companies to scale digital payments without friction in Latin America"
 autor="Carlos Marin"
 cargo="CEO and co-founder of Akua"
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As part of its active role in the region's fintech ecosystem, the investments being made by Krealo are aimed at empowering startups and their founders to promote innovation in the Credicorp Group.