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Conduit announces new partnership with Brazil’ s Braza Group for Onchain FX

Conduit has partnered with Braza Group, which owns the largest foreign exchange bank in Brazil.

Braza Group is Conduit’ s biggest client in Brazil to date, allowing Conduit customers to transfer currency between Brazilian Reais and American Dollars or Euros and settle in just a few minutes, using Onchain FX where stablecoins pegged to different currencies can be swapped in real time.
Braza Group processed more than $ 67 billion in transactions in 2024 and launched its BBRL stablecoin, pegged to the Brazilian Real, in February 2025. completely transform how cross-border payments are made,” said Kirill Gertman, CEO, Conduit.
This new partnership enables settlements between Brazil and the US or Europe in just two minutes.
Conduit’ s platform bridges crypto-native infrastructure with traditional finance, offering nearly instant, programmable global transactions with integrated AML, sanctions screening and transaction monitoring built in.
“ Creating seamless on-ramps between fiat and digital currencies, together with Onchain stablecoin FX swaps, has the potential to
“ Braza Group’ s investment in the BBRL stablecoin aims to help Brazilians connect with the latest financial innovations on the global stage and enable local businesses to optimize their operations,” said Arthur Carvalho, Head of Digital Assets, Braza Group.
“ Conduit’ s strong commitment to expanding the benefits of stablecoins globally and creating a more inclusive and transparent financial ecosystem made them a natural partner for us. We believe that many individuals and businesses will benefit from integrating BBRL into Conduit’ s global payment network.”

Apex Systems Mexico recognized as a Best Place to Work 2025

Apex Systems’ MDC operates primarily in Guadalajara and Monterrey, with smaller offices throughout Mexico. The MDC provides a unique delivery model for Fortune 1000 clients seeking skilled multilingual talent to offer leading IT solutions at competitive rates in similar time zones. Solutions delivery teams have the vast resources of professionals based in Mexico and can also leverage Apex Systems’ expansive network of consultants in the United States.
The MDC’ s technical capabilities span a broad spectrum of services, encompassing data engineering and AI, application development, agile / project management, QA automation, support services and cloud solutions.
“ Our MDC has proven to be a unique nearshore offering that benefits our company, clients and employees,” said Daniel Guzman, Head of Global Practice and Technical Delivery, Apex Systems.

Apex Systems Mexico Delivery Center( MDC) has earned recognition as one of the Best Places to Work in Mexico for 2025.

Great Place to Work( GPTW), the global authority on organizational culture, awarded the recognition based on employee survey results.
“ By integrating our local expertise with international resources, the MDC provides our clients with cutting-edge solutions through a flexible delivery model that enables them to continue to push forward their long-term IT roadmaps. It’ s incredibly gratifying to see that not only do our clients achieve success, but our MDC employees also recognize their work as meaningful to their personal and professional growth.” p
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