“Can a digital-native flexible-benefits platform become the default HR benefits OS across Iberia and LatAm inside the Pluxee (Sodexo) group?”
Founded 2019 in Madrid as a digital-first employee benefits and flexible remuneration platform for Spanish employers, competing with legacy Sodexo/Edenred/Ticket Restaurant paper-voucher incumbents. Built a Visa prepaid card + mobile app stack via Spanish EDE Pecunia Cards to unify meal, transport, nursery, gym, training and other benefits. Expanded to Portugal (2021) and Mexico (2023) and grew to ~800 corporate customers on Series B momentum. In 2024 was acquired by Pluxee (the Sodexo benefits business spun off and listed in 2024), rebranding as 'Cobee by Pluxee' — the digital platform is now the group's flagship benefits tech in Iberia, with all legal entities collapsed into Pluxee España, S.A.U.
Cobee discloses Pecunia Cards EDE as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Cobee does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Pecunia Cards EDE.
Cobee's cards are issued through Pecunia Cards EDE and apto on the Visa network.
Cobee uses Persona for KYC and identity verification.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in Cobee's stack: Banking / BaaS (Pecunia Cards EDE); Card issuing (Pecunia Cards EDE and apto); Card network (Visa); KYC (Persona).
Cobee was founded by Borja Aranguren and Daniel Olea and is founded in 2019, headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
Cobee has raised ~€56M pre-acquisition in total (latest round: Series B, 2022).
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