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ORT Graduate Wins Gold Award at Fintech Americas 2025 with Prometeo

February 17, 2025
Prometeo, co-founded by graduate Ximena Aleman, won the Gold Award for Digital Banking at the 2025 Fintech Americas Awards for its innovative account verification solution.
*"Being innovative is a way of life," said Ximena Aleman in an interview in May 2022.*

Prometeo is a company co-founded by Ximena Aleman, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and aMaster’s degree in Business Administrationfrom Universidad ORT Uruguay.

The company won the Gold Award in the Digital Banking category at the Fintech Americas Awards 2025.

A solution that improves safety and efficiency 

The award recognizes its account verification solution, which enhances security within the financial ecosystem.

This tool verifies the authenticity of users and businesses, reducing the risk of fraud, and ensures that payments are directed to the correct account, thereby preventing manual errors and costly reprocessing.

Prometeo: Connecting the Financial World 

Prometeo specializes in fintech infrastructure and facilitates connections between global corporations and financial institutions in Latin America and the United States.

Through banking APIs, it provides access to more than 1,500 connections across 1,200 institutions in 11 countries, streamlining processes and reducing manual work. 

The 2025 Fintech Americas Awards 

The Fintech Americas Awards for Financial Innovators annually recognize leaders and projects that are transforming the financial sector in the region.

These awards recognize innovation in various categories, including Digital Banking, and highlight institutions and professionals driving financial transformation in the region.