Pitch deck
Arcus
Arcus's fintech pitch deck connecting banks and merchants with open banking infrastructure.
- Industry
- FinTech
- Stage
- Series A
- Founded
- 2014
- Deck year
- 2019
The deck
About the company
Arcus FI Inc. provides open banking infrastructure for Latin America, headquartered in Mexico City. It raised $19M over 9 funding rounds, with Citi Ventures backing before Mastercard acquired them for Latin expansion.
The breakdown
What Is the Arcus Pitch Deck?
The Arcus pitch deck presented:
Open banking API infrastructure
Bank connectivity across LATAM
Bill payment processing
Account verification services
Financial data aggregation
The plumbing for LATAM fintech.
Why the Arcus Pitch Deck Works The deck succeeds because it:
Shows infrastructure opportunity in emerging market
Demonstrates bank relationship moat
Positions as essential fintech enabler
Key Capabilities Highlighted
Bank API connectivity
Bill payment rails
Balance and account verification
Account linking services
Product Vision: Open Banking for LATAM Arcus positioned as the infrastructure plumbing enabling fintech innovation across Latin America.
Market Opportunity Financial institutions and fintechs needing bank connectivity. Growing fintech ecosystem requires reliable infrastructure.
Business Model API transaction fees plus platform licensing. Revenue scales with API call volume and customer growth.
Regulatory Relationships as Moat Bank partnerships and regulatory navigation create barriers competitors struggle to overcome.
Founder insight: In fintech infrastructure, bank relationships are the moat. Invest in trust and compliance.
This Pitch Deck is taken from Best Pitch Deck.
LATAM fintech investors at SheetVenture.
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2. What payment challenge did Arcus identify for immigrants and underbanked consumers?
Arcus identified that immigrants struggled to pay bills for family back home due to fragmented, expensive payment infrastructure.
3. How did Arcus build payment infrastructure connecting fintechs across the Americas?
Arcus created APIs enabling businesses to offer bill payments, real-time transfers, and financial services through existing banking infrastructure.
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