Sebastián Kanovich

Sebastián Kanovich is a pioneer in emerging market payments and the Chief Executive Officer at dLocal. He has been leading the company since its inception in January 2016, creating the only 360 payments technology company which handles payins and payouts in emerging markets for some of the largest global e-commerce and marketplace companies. Prior to dLocal, Kanovich was the CEO of AstroPay, and grew the company into a premier cross-border payment-card provider that processed millions of transactions daily.

Sebastián holds a Bachelor degree in Economics from Universidad ORT Uruguay. He also studied Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Management of Technology at Tel Aviv University, and completed a prestigious Endeavor Innovation and Growth Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He continues to be fascinated with how payments work around the world.