Payment infrastructure and international settlement for Brazilian e-commerce and digital businesses
Unicopay is a Brazilian fintech-infrastructure startup offering payment links, card readers, APIs, and international settlement for e-commerce and digital companies. The tech stack reflects a lean, modern engineering organization: Node.js and Next.js for backend and frontend, PostgreSQL for persistence, Docker for deployment, and a testing suite (Jest, Vitest, Mocha). Mobile support via Kotlin and Swift signals early-stage product expansion. The hiring mix—four engineers, two marketers, and one HR—and open pain points around SEO and lead generation indicate a product-led go-to-market phase where organic discoverability and conversion optimization are the immediate levers.
Notable leadership hires: Marketing Head
Unicopay provides a complete payment infrastructure platform for Brazilian businesses of all sizes seeking to sell internationally and settle in Brazilian Real within two business days. The product spans payment links, point-of-sale card readers, and programmable APIs, designed for e-commerce stores, fintechs, and digital service providers. The company was founded in 2024 and is based in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, with 11–50 employees operating primarily in Brazil. Their core value proposition centers on simplifying cross-border payments and reducing approval friction for merchants entering international markets.
Backend: Node.js, PostgreSQL, Docker. Frontend: Next.js, JavaScript, TypeScript. Mobile: Kotlin, Swift. Testing: Jest, Vitest, Mocha. Design: Figma. Analytics: Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs.
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. All current hiring activity is in Brazil.
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