About
Money you hold should be money you can use.
Velorin Pay started in 2021 with a simple irritation: three founders paid partly in stablecoins, and none of them could buy groceries with it without a two-day detour through an exchange.
The short history
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Founded in London in June by Ines Halvorsen, Tomás Echeverri and Mara Lindqvist. First prototype card used by 40 friends. |
| 2022 | Public launch in the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area on 4 October. Virtual cards only. |
| 2023 | The metal card, first in Graphite and Bone. Engineering office opens in Lisbon. |
| 2024 | Launch in Mexico and Colombia in March, with peso accounts and a support team in Mexico City. |
| 2025 | Velorin Business opens in November. 250,000 cardholders. |
| 2026 | Cinnabar finish in May. Chile and Peru in September. 410,000 cardholders at the end of September. |
People
- Ines Halvorsen
- Co-founder and chief executive. Previously ran card products at a European digital bank for six years.
- Tomás Echeverri
- Co-founder and chief technology officer. Grew up in Medellín; built payment switches in Bogotá and London.
- Mara Lindqvist
- Co-founder and head of design. Responsible for the card, the app and the type you are reading.
- Rafael Ortiz Mena
- General manager, Latin America, based in Mexico City.
- Priya Natarajan
- Chief risk officer, joined in 2023.
Velorin today
138people on the team
31nationalities
3offices: London, Lisbon, Mexico City
46countries of residence supported
Offices
- London, headquarters
- 41 Fennick Row, 3rd floor, London EC2A 4QX, United Kingdom
- Lisbon, engineering
- Rua das Gaivotas Altas 18, 2nd floor, 1200-219 Lisboa, Portugal
- Mexico City, support and operations
- Calle Ostrander 212, piso 4, Colonia Juárez, 06600 Ciudad de México, Mexico
We are hiring in all three. Open roles