Billpocket
“Can a mobile-POS acquirer for Mexican SMBs become the embedded payments OS for the long tail of Mexican commerce under Kushki's regional infrastructure?”
Founded2011
HQGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
FoundersAlejandro Guízar
Latest roundAcquired by Kushki (August 2022)
IndustryFintech / SMB banking
The story
Founded in 2011 as a mobile POS startup to democratize card acceptance for Mexican SMBs priced out of bank-issued terminals. Grew organically to national coverage and expanded from hardware (Bluetooth reader) to digital products (payment links, e-commerce gateway, installment financing). Acquired by Kushki in 2022, which integrated Billpocket's merchant acquiring and mPOS capabilities into a broader regional aggregator/gateway/acquirer stack, while retaining the Billpocket brand and product suite for the Mexican market.
Product timeline
2011
Founded in Mexico by Alejandro Guízar to provide mobile POS card acceptance to small businesses locked out of traditional banking terminals.· pivot
2015
Achieved nationwide presence across Mexico through commercial expansion.· banking
2016
Launched Mexico's first Bluetooth card reader, turning any Android or iOS smartphone or tablet into a POS terminal.· card
2019
Became the first platform in Mexico to accept PIN on screen (PIN on Glass).· card
2022
Acquired by Kushki (Latin American payment aggregator, gateway and non-bank acquirer) in August 2022; continues operating as Billpocket brand in Mexico.· acquisition
The stack
6 layers disclosed in Billpocket’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Banking / BaaS
in the full report
Card issuing
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Card network
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Lending
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Sponsor bank
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Accounting gap: significant
6 more providers across 5 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.