Brazil-founded global payments technology company EBANX will inaugurate its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore on March 24, 2026, formalizing the city-state’s role as the company’s regional product, regulatory, and commercial center following a record 48% increase in total payment volume in 2025 and the successful completion of a Major Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The announcement marks a significant step in EBANX’s strategic repositioning from a Latin America-focused payments platform to a global emerging markets infrastructure provider, with APAC merchants now representing a significant and growing share of its business.
Key Facts At A Glance
- EBANX will inaugurate its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore on March 24, 2026
- Announcement was made on March 12, 2026, via PRNewswire and GlobeNewswire
- EBANX recorded a 48% increase in total payment volume in 2025, serving more than 500 merchants worldwide
- 36% of EBANX’s total payment volume in 2025 was processed for APAC-based merchants
- EBANX projects 30% TPV growth in APAC in 2026
- The company holds a Major Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, obtained in 2025
- Eduardo de Abreu, EBANX Chief Product Officer, has been appointed CEO of EBANX Singapore and has relocated to the new headquarters
- 25 professionals will be based at the Singapore HQ, covering engineering, technology, treasury, compliance, market development, and merchant success
- Singapore has served as EBANX’s primary center for funds transfer capabilities since 2015
- APAC merchant clients include AliExpress, Gravity Game Vision, Weverse, XTransfer, and Canva
EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment services for emerging markets, announced on March 12, 2026, that it will open its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore on March 24. The facility will serve as a payments product and regulatory center for the company’s global e-commerce merchant base, consolidating functions across engineering, technology, treasury, compliance, market development, and merchant success under one regional leadership structure.
The announcement follows a record year for the company. EBANX recorded a 48% increase in total payment volume in 2025 — the highest annual growth rate in its history — serving more than 500 merchants worldwide across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. In 2025, 36% of EBANX’s total payment volume was processed for APAC-based merchants, with the company projecting 30% TPV growth from the region in 2026.
Regulatory Foundation And Leadership
The Singapore headquarters is underpinned by a Major Payment Institution licence granted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, which EBANX obtained in 2025. The MPI licence covers two categories of payment services: cross-border money transfers and merchant acquisition services. It replaces a prior MAS authorization that had governed EBANX’s cross-border operations in Singapore and positions the company to deepen its regulated payments capabilities within the city-state. Singapore has functioned as EBANX’s primary center for funds transfer capabilities since 2015, predating the formal MPI licence by a decade.
Eduardo de Abreu, EBANX’s Chief Product Officer, has been appointed CEO of EBANX Singapore and has relocated to lead the new headquarters. Twenty-five professionals will be based at the facility at launch, spanning engineering, technology, treasury, compliance, market development, and merchant success functions. João Del Valle, CEO and co-founder of EBANX, stated that companies across the region are seeking diversified growth through South-South trade corridors connecting Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
APA As A Strategic Axis
EBANX’s commercial roots in the APAC region trace to its founding in 2012, when its first product integrated Brazilian payment methods for Chinese retail operators. Since then, the company has expanded its APAC footprint substantially: its largest office outside Brazil has been in Shanghai, China, since 2019, and a dedicated team was established in India in 2024.
APAC merchant clients served by EBANX span multiple verticals, including e-commerce, gaming, software-as-a-service, and financial services. Confirmed clients include AliExpress, Gravity Game Vision, Weverse, XTransfer, and Canva. The company supports local payment method integration across more than 20 emerging markets in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, enabling APAC-based merchants to accept payments in local currencies and formats from consumers in those regions.
The Singapore headquarters inauguration on March 24 will formally elevate the city-state from an operational node to EBANX’s principal regional governance and product development center for the Asia-Pacific.