Bando

Bando is a cryptocurrency spending protocol headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, founded in 2024 by Abraham, Luis, and Eduardo, who previously worked together at Bitso building payment products for the Global South. The platform enables users to spend their cryptocurrency directly from their wallets on over 30,000 digital goods and real-world prod... ucts and services including mobile top-ups, gift cards, subscriptions, gaming credits, eSIMs, phone recharges, and purchases from major brands like Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, Netflix, Spotify, and Uber Eats. Bando eliminates the traditional friction of crypto spending by allowing users to bypass centralized exchanges, fiat conversion, and high fees, providing a direct path from crypto wallets to everyday purchases. The protocol supports USDC, USDT, and over 2,000 tokens across more than 20 blockchain networks including Celo, Base, Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon, offering competitive exchange rates and low transaction fees. Bando operates in over 100 countries with a focus on serving users across Mexico, Africa, the United States, and Latin America. The company offers two primary integration options for developers and businesses: a customizable widget for frontend integration that can be deployed in minutes, and a comprehensive Fulfiller API for deeper backend implementations requiring custom user experiences. Bando processes transactions through smart contracts that register and route user spend requests to verified fulfillers who complete purchases through established service providers, enabling near-instant delivery of digital goods. The founders also created Espacio Cripto, the largest Spanish-speaking crypto podcast, demonstrating their commitment to cryptocurrency education and community building. Bando graduated from Outlier Ventures' LATAM Accelerator and is transforming into a global on-chain payments protocol that makes cryptocurrency truly spendable for everyday commerce.Read More