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Coba

Dual Currency Accounts For LatAm

Y CombinatorSummer 2023ActiveFintechFintechLatin AmericaRemittancesNeobank

What they do

Problem

Mexican remote workers paid in USD lose significant money and time to hidden FX and transfer fees and fragmented accounts when managing earnings and spending locally in MXN.

Solution

Coba provides dual-currency banking that lets users receive and save in a US dollar account and seamlessly spend and access financial services in Mexico in pesos.

Who it's for

Mexican knowledge workers employed by US companies who earn in USD but need to spend and manage finances in Mexico.

Founders

Abraham Kuri Vargas
Founder

CTO & Co-founder at Coba. B.S. in Computer Science & Technology who has been developing software since 18 years old. I've been working in web development for 10+ years. Ruby on Rails expert. I'm the author of APIs on Rails(http://apionrails.icalialabs.com/book). 3D Printing enthusiast

Eduardo Lopez De Leon
Founder

I am an entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience building companies around the software and technology fields in the Americas. Developer by training. Dad, Husband, Regio.

Carlos Alberto Medellin Gonzalez
Founder

Co-founder of Coba. Former CFO of Icalia Labs. Finance Degree from Tec de Monterrey, Masters Degree from Copenhagen Business School.

Open roles 3

Coba.ai Hiring | Full-stack developers for US-MX cross-border fintech (remote US or MX)
MX / US / Remote (MX; US) · Full-time · $84K - $120K
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Coba.ai Hiring | UI/UX designer for US-MX cross-border fintech (remote US or MX)
MX / US / Remote (MX; US) · Full-time · $84K - $120K
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Coba.ai Hiring | Marketing/G2M for US-MX cross-border fintech (remote US or MX)
MX / US / Remote (MX; US) · Full-time · $50K - $80K
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