# Episode #164: Reshaping Money Movement in Latam with Matheus Moura

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Podcast: [Brazil Crypto Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/brazil-crypto-report-5342676)
Published: 2025-09-05T16:12:00+00:00
Episode link: https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/p/episode-164-reshaping-money-movement
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🙌 You can listen to BCR on your favorite podcast platform YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts 🔥 Join the BCR English language Telegram group to continue the conversation Olá pessoal! This week’s episode is with Matheus Moura, co-founder and CEO of Avenia (formerly BRLA Digital), where we discuss how the company is building out cross-border payments and financial infrastructure across Latin America. We touch on the need for this infrastructure under the thesis that every company will eventually become a financial services company in some capacity . We also explore the role of stablecoins in the embedded finance landscape and why Latin America has emerged as ground zero for this transformation. Avenia is also a sponsor of Brazil Crypto Report so be sure to check them out 🔥 BRLA Digital → Avenia Avenia started off as a quantitative crypto hedge fund, but quickly transitioned in 2023 to focus on financial infrastructure upon realizing the strong product market fit opportunity in the crypto payments space. What started as an idea to create dollar savings accounts for Brazilians has evolved into a comprehensive platform that enables any company to offer financial services through a single API integration. The company's rebrand to Avenia (from " avenida " - avenue in Spanish/Portuguese) perfectly captures their mission: building financial highways for seamless money movement across borders. This infrastructure approach addresses a critical market need, as evidenced by the fact that 90% of Avenia's current revenue comes from cross-border FX transactions. Key Takeaways * The End of "Not Moving Money" : Matheus describes how traditional solutions like Wise rely on maintaining cash pools across markets to avoid actual money movement. Stablecoins enable real-time, low-cost transfer…

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