“Can Banco Guayaquil capture Ecuador's unbanked and underbanked mass market through a mobile-first neobank brand before international fintechs arrive?”
PeiGo launched in 2021 as Banco Guayaquil's digital wallet brand targeting the unbanked and underbanked population in Ecuador. The company initially focused on peer-to-peer transfers and QR-based merchant payments, then expanded into remittances (100+ countries), insurance, and loyalty rewards. By 2025 it had added physical and virtual debit and credit cards, including a co-branded American Express product, evolving from a simple e-wallet into a full consumer neobank operating entirely under the regulatory umbrella and balance-sheet of its parent bank.
PeiGo discloses Banco Guayaquil (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
PeiGo does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Banco Guayaquil (in-house).
PeiGo's cards run on American Express.
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in PeiGo's stack: Banking / BaaS (Banco Guayaquil (in-house)); Card network (American Express).
PeiGo is founded in 2021 and headquartered in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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