Welcome Leandro Pereira

We’re pleased to welcome Leandro Pereira to Dfns as Vice President of Business Development for LATAM. Based in Brazil, Leandro will lead our expansion across Latin America, grow strategic partnerships, and accelerate the adoption of secure and compliant blockchain infrastructure in the region.

Experience across finance, technology, and blockchain

Leandro brings strong experience across digital assets, blockchain, financial market infrastructure, and enterprise adoption. Most recently, he was Digital Assets Superintendent at Núclea, previously known as CIP (Câmara Interbancária de Pagamentos), where he helped define and execute the company’s digital asset and blockchain strategy. Núclea is a core financial infrastructure provider in Brazil (think: Brazilian DTCC or Euroclear), supporting payments, settlement, and interbank services, while actively investing in tokenization and blockchain-based market infrastructure..

Prior to this role, Leandro led technology and digital asset initiatives at Núclea, focusing on connecting traditional financial systems with emerging blockchain infrastructure. His work centered on compliant, scalable foundations for tokenized assets, digital settlement, and new financial models, areas closely tied to Brazil’s innovation agenda, including DREX and broader CBDC and tokenization efforts.

Alongside his institutional work, Leandro has been active in blockchain entrepreneurship and ecosystem building. He co-founded and advised Borderless Money, a DeFi protocol focused on transparent, yield-based social investment models. He has also held senior business development roles at Paysafe, Hathor Network, and several fintech companies, combining go-to-market execution with strategic partnerships across Latin America and internationally.

Leandro is also an MBA professor at Trevisan Escola de Negócios, where he teaches crypto assets, tokenization, and DLT technologies, helping train the next generation of digital finance leaders.

Developing Dfns across fast-growing Latin America

Latin America is one the fastest-growing markets in the world for digital assets, payments, and blockchain-based financial services. Brazil, in particular, but also Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and many other countries in the region, are seeing strong engagement from regulated institutions, fintechs, and market infrastructures exploring tokenization and digital currencies.

At Dfns, Leandro will work closely with banks, custodians, fintechs, PSPs, and FMIs that need enterprise-grade security, clear governance, and reliable long-term partners. He will lead regional business development and partnerships, working with our product and engineering teams to ensure Dfns meets the regulatory, operational, and technical needs of Latin American institutions.

If you’re a bank, fintech, or infrastructure provider in Latin America building digital asset products (i.e., custody, wallets, payments, or tokenized assets) we’d be happy to connect. Reach out to Leandro to explore how we can build the next generation of blockchain financial infrastructure together.

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