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Rafael Noriega on building across fintech frontiers

A conversation on serial entrepreneurship, conversational commerce, and building financial products for Latin America.

Published: May 28, 2026 Guest: Rafael Noriega · Serial Entrepreneur · Fintech & Conversational Commerce
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Guest

Rafael Noriega

Serial Entrepreneur · Fintech & Conversational Commerce

Rafael Noriega is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Luka, Yalutec, Migo Payments, and Yompi, with ventures spanning fintech and conversational commerce. He serves as Vice President of the Asociación Fintech de Guatemala, speaks frequently at industry conferences in the United States and Latin America, and brings an Industrial Engineering background with an MBA from INCAE.

Key takeaways

Key takeaways

  • Serial entrepreneurship compounds through sharper pattern recognition.
  • Fintech products win when they respect regional behavior and trust.
  • Career resilience comes from building useful networks before you need them.