dLocal marks 10 years by backing Uruguay’s national team

Montevideo, Uruguay – March, 30th 2026 – dLocal, the leading cross-border payments platform connecting global merchants to emerging and high-growth markets, announced that it has become an official global sponsor of the Uruguayan national football team, taking the story of how local payments power global growth to the football’s biggest stage in 2026.

The partnership is a flagship moment in dLocal’s 10th anniversary year, which comes with a renewed manifesto and tagline, “Financial technology for markets of the future,” highlighting how the company connects global opportunities with local realities across more than 44 emerging and high-growth markets and 1000 payment methods. From digital wallets and instant payment networks to mobile money and cash-based rails, dLocal makes it possible for billions of “payers” to participate in the global digital economy on their own terms.

“As a company born in Uruguay and built over the last decade to serve markets of the future, supporting our national team on the global stage is deeply symbolic of what we do every day,” said Pedro Arnt, CEO, dLocal. 

“We grew up backing world champions in e‑commerce, mobility, streaming, travel and remittances across the Global South - and now we’re proud to back our own national team with the same focus on local roots and global ambition.”

More information about dLocal’s sponsorship of the Uruguayan football team here: https://www.dlocal.com/auf-official-sponsor/

About dLocal

dLocal builds financial technology for markets of the future, connecting global enterprises with billions of consumers across high‑growth markets in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Through the "One dLocal" concept (one direct API, one platform, and one contract), global companies can accept payments, send payouts, and settle funds globally without the need to manage multiple local entities and integrations. For more information, visit www.dlocal.com