Onda Finance, a Brazil-based fintech, empowers corporations to expand internationally through modern financial infrastructure including multicurrency accounts, cross-border payments, and DeFi access. Facing Brazil’s fragmented and costly international payment system, Onda sought to create a secure, scalable digital bridge for global transactions. By partnering with Fireblocks, Onda implemented institutional-grade wallet management, compliance, and connectivity. This collaboration reduced settlement times from days to hours and enabled over $100 million in payments between Brazil and Asia. With Fireblocks as its growth foundation, Onda is scaling globally, reaching $100M in monthly transaction volume in 6 months and on track to reach $500 million in monthly transaction volume by April 2026.
The Challenge: Bridging Brazil’s Global Payment Gap
Nildson Alves, CEO at Onda Finance, had a clear mission when founding the company: help Brazilian companies internationalize their financial operations with the same tools available to the world’s largest institutions. “In Brazil, companies need a bridge to access the global market. One that’s safe, compliant, and efficient,” Alves explains. Initially, Onda operated as a service desk connecting clients manually to international payments. But as demand surged, the team realized they needed a secure digital infrastructure that could scale globally.
Brazil’s domestic payments landscape is highly advanced with innovations like Pix streamlining local transactions, yet international transfers remain slow, expensive, and opaque. “When a company in Brazil wants to pay a supplier in China or Europe,” Alves says, “they face high taxes, long settlement times, and complex regulations.”
Onda Finance sought to eliminate those barriers by using stablecoins and blockchain technology to make global transactions faster, cheaper, and more transparent. To do so, they needed a trusted technology partner that offered institutional-grade security, regulatory rigor, and interoperability across markets.
Fireblocks as the Foundation for Secure Global Payments
After evaluating multiple providers, Onda Finance chose Fireblocks to manage their stablecoin wallets for large-volume cross-border payments.
“Security was our number one concern,” Alves recalls. “Our clients move significant amounts of money, and we needed a platform that would protect those transactions and provide recovery capabilities if anything went wrong.” Beyond security, The Fireblocks Network and API stack gave Onda access to a vast ecosystem of global partners. The Fireblocks Network is a ready-made network for 2,400 trusted counterparties that Onda can securely send funds into via a single API including 35+ exchanges, 40+ stablecoin ecosystem providers via the Network for Payments, on-ramps, off-ramps, and liquidity providers.
“Once we understood that Fireblocks also provides this network, we knew it was the right choice. It connects us to a larger digital asset community and allows us to grow faster.”
Nildson Alves
CEO
Client confidence and payment flows that just work
With Fireblocks, Onda Finance established institutional-grade security and compliance, giving the company and its clients full confidence in every transaction. The partnership has reduced cross-border settlement times from days to hours, allowing Onda to process more than $100 million in payments, primarily between Brazil and Asia, while building lasting client trust.
“When one of our importers paid a supplier in China and saw it worked almost the same day. He said, ‘I’m moving all my flow to you.”
Nildson Alves
CEO
A Collaboration Built for Business Growth
For Alves, the partnership with Fireblocks is more than a technology decision, it’s a growth accelerator.
“We see Fireblocks as a long-term partner in helping us scale our services securely and globally. The roadmap, the support, and the network are all essential to our journey.”
Nildson Alves
CEO
