OKTO PAYMENTS has appointed Marcos Techera as managing director for Latin America, tasking him with leading the company’s regional operations and commercial growth as it expands its payment infrastructure and services across the market.
The appointment comes as OKTO PAYMENTS expands its presence in Latin America. The company has developed local payment rails, compliance and regulatory expertise, treasury and liquidity management capabilities, and domestic and cross-border settlement services across the region.
Techera will focus on extending the company’s infrastructure and capabilities, translating them into commercial results for merchants and supporting further expansion across Latin America.
He brings more than 15 years of executive experience in fintech, global payment infrastructure and cross-border solutions for high-volume ecosystems. Techera joins OKTO PAYMENTS from OneKey Payments, where he served as global chief executive officer. He previously held the position of chief operating officer at Directa24/AstroPay, where he led operational scaling and market expansion across the region.
A computer systems engineer by training, Techera combines technical expertise in payments and routing optimisation with experience scaling payment networks in emerging markets.
“In Latin America, commercial outcomes depend as much on how a transaction is routed and settled locally as on the strength of the merchant relationship,” said Filippos Antonopoulos, founder and chief executive officer of OKTO PAYMENTS. “Marcos has run payments in this region from both sides: the engineering of how money moves and the commercial reality of what merchants need from a provider. Few people in this market understand both sides as deeply.”
Antonopoulos added: “We have spent years building local infrastructure across Latin America and, with Marcos now on board, we will build on that foundation to deliver even greater value for the merchants who rely on us.”
Commenting on his new role Marcos Techera shared: “OKTO has done the hard part. Building local licences, payment rails and banking relationships in each market takes years, and there is no shortcut. These capabilities allow the company to compete on factors that are difficult to replicate, including approval rates, cost to serve, settlement speed and control over funds.”
He added: “OKTO has also built a talented team in each market alongside its infrastructure. My focus will be to build on both and translate them into measurable commercial performance for our merchant partners.”
OKTO PAYMENTS operates the payment infrastructure for more than 40 international and local merchants across Latin America. Its regional business has an annual run rate exceeding €17bn and combines instant pay-ins and payouts on domestic rails with treasury, liquidity management and settlement through a single layer.
The company serves iGaming and betting, foreign exchange and trading, digital content, the creator economy and other high-volume e-commerce sectors.
