Brazil has built an engine. It's time to connect it to the world.

There’s a concept in Brazil known as jeitinho brasileiro - “the Brazilian way” - a mindset of finding clever, often unconventional solutions to complex problems. It speaks to a spirit of ingenuity and resilience, a refusal to be constrained by outdated systems.

You can see this spirit everywhere in Brazil’s economy. It’s in the world-class fintech ecosystem that accounts for nearly 60% of all fintechs in Latin America. It’s in the powerhouse agribusiness and manufacturing sectors that export hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of goods, feeding and fueling the world. And it’s in PIX, the revolutionary domestic payment system that moves money instantly for over 160 million people, a feat of financial engineering that serves as a global benchmark for what's possible with a country-wide commitment to change.

Brazil has built a modern, dynamic economic engine, right at home.

Yet, when this powerful engine needs to connect to the global economy, it hits a wall. The same producer who can pay a local supplier in seconds is forced to wait days for a cross-border payment from customers to clear. A thriving export business that’s found success in global markets is required to lock up valuable working capital in the slow, opaque plumbing of a financial system built half a century ago.

This is a tax on ambition, a bottleneck on the ingenuity that defines the nation.

Unlocking FX Markets

At OpenFX, we believe that a country's growth should not be hamstrung by its access to the global FX markets. When money moves slowly people suffer, and when it flows freely economic prosperity is allowed to reach new heights. 

That’s why we are thrilled to announce we are now available in Brazil.

Brazil understands how access to capital can jump start economic dynamism, and has built powerful domestic tools to ensure they are on the leading edge. We want to help build a bridge that connects their FX markets to the rest of the globe. Our mission is to provide the modern financial rails that Brazil’s world-class companies deserve, eliminating the artificial delays that have constrained their growth and unlocking their full potential on the global stage.

This means a fintech innovator in São Paulo can build a global product from day one. It means a commodity exporter in Santos can settle a trade with a partner in Asia in minutes, not days. It means the USD 16.5 trillion in annual FX turnover involving the Brazilian Real can flow with greater speed and efficiency, freeing up capital to be reinvested in jobs, technology, and growth right here in Brazil.

Building Modern Infrastructure

For too long, the world has operated on a two-tiered financial system: one set of fast, efficient rails for domestic economies, and another, slower, more expensive set for everything else. This is a false choice, a technical problem that has now been solved.

OpenFX’s proprietary settlement engine bypasses the convoluted correspondent banking networks that create these delays. Our platform provides deep liquidity and transparent pricing, enabling Brazilian businesses to transact internationally with up to 99% faster settlement and at a fraction of the cost.

This is the ground floor for a truly borderless economy. It is the infrastructure needed for Brazil's innovators and industrial champions to compete and win on a global stage, unconstrained by the limitations of the past.

We are incredibly excited to partner with the builders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries across Brazil. The engine for the next stage of global commerce is already here. Together, we will connect it to the world.