William Duran

About William Duran

Moving money in Latin America is slow, expensive, and full of friction. My key insight came from an unexpected place.In 2021, I launched an NFT platform to help Latin creators sell their work. We kept it simple: pay with Nequi or a credit card — no wallets, no seed phrases. But what surprised us was not the tech barrier. It was the dollars.Users didn’t want to see prices in USDC. They wanted pesos. The lesson was clear: nothing meaningful will scale on foreign currency for everyday commerce. Dollars are for saving and investing. But for day-to-day life, local currency is king.That\'s when we pivoted to building what the market actually needed: local stablecoins.Today, Minteo delivers end-to-end local currency stablecoin infrastructure. We\'ve built COPM - a peso-backed stablecoin designed for real business operations, with Bermuda licensing and full regulatory compliance.My focus? CEOs, CFOs, and finance leaders at companies handling large money volumes across Latin America. Whether you\'re crypto-native or traditional enterprise, if you\'re looking for faster, cheaper ways to move local currency at scale, this infrastructure can transform your operations.We’re not just building another fintech app. We’re constructing the new operating system for money in Latin America.Ready to explore how local stablecoins can revolutionize your payment flows? Let\'s talk.

Experience

1. Mentor

   Founder Institute

   Sep 2018 — Present · Bogotá D.C., CO

   Supporting startups as they look to take on the

Education

• Dhahran Academy

  High School

  2009

• Northeastern University

  Bachelor's Degree, Finance and Entrepreneurship

  2009 — 2014

Skills

• New Business Development
• Finance
• International Business
• Project Management
• Crm
• Teamwork
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• SEO
• Event Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Management
• Team Building
• Online Marketing
• Team Leadership
• Spanish
• Business Planning
• Strategic Partnerships
• Product Development
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Social Media
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Data Analysis
• Marketing Communications
• Marketing Research
• Research
• Market Research
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Strategy
• Salesforce.com
• Marketing
• Portuguese
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Time Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Public Relations