About Ombu

Born where the rivers meet.

Ombu started at the intersection of banking, legal and financial operations — built to move money across borders on local rails.

Our story

We know from experience that moving money should be simple.

Ombu started at the intersection of three people who had spent years on different sides of cross-border payments — banking, legal, and financial operations. Each had seen the same problem from a different angle: moving money between countries was slow, opaque, and built on infrastructure that hadn’t changed in decades.

Rooted in the Río de la Plata — where Argentina, Uruguay and global trade converge — we built Ombu to give companies the ability to move money across borders, compliantly, on local rails, without the friction that defined our own experience.

We combined what we knew — how banks work, how regulations work, and how operations work — into a single platform. Licensed in four jurisdictions, connected to 80+ local rails, and backed by the banks you see on our home page.

What we believe

Three principles, every decision.

Money should move freelyEvery business that trades across borders deserves the same access to fast, fair payment infrastructure — regardless of size or geography.
Compliance is the foundationLicensed in every jurisdiction we operate. Every transaction screened before it moves. Not because we have to — because it is the only way to build trust.
People, not ticketsYou get a named account manager from day one. The same person who sets up your account is the one who picks up the phone when a payment needs attention.

“Building with Ombu gave us the tools, ready to go, to onboard clients who need virtual accounts — and to send their payments to China the same day.”

Nikolaus Seiguer
Nikolaus SeiguerCEO, Stabled

Let’s send your first payment together.

Tell us where your money needs to go. We’ll come back within a day with the route, the rail and the price.