Raphael J. Kappeler

Raphael J. Kappeler is an experienced entrepreneur and fintech leader with a focus on Latin America. He is the founder and CEO of REWORTH, a Mexico City-based fintech company that aims to simplify how banks and merchants engage with their customers.12

Professional Background

Kappeler has over 18 years of experience in the finance and payments industry.3 His career highlights include:

• Founding REWORTH, which connects banks and merchants to increase customer engagement using transactional data5
• Achieving two successful exits as an entrepreneur4
• Serving as a mentor and coach for other founders and startups4

Expertise and Contributions

Kappeler's areas of expertise include:

• Open finance and open banking4
• B2B enterprise models in fintech1
• Scaling operations and sales in the Latin American market1

As a mentor, Kappeler has been involved with several accelerator programs:

• Rise Growth Academy, where he shared insights on scaling businesses and applying lessons learned to specific business cases1
• Rise London, where he served as a mentor in May (year unspecified)3

Current Focus

Kappeler's current work with REWORTH aims to:

• Simplify how banks offer rewards and engage customers2
• Leverage network effects to scale B2B models efficiently1
• Increase customer engagement for banks and merchants by 3x to 9x using transactional data5

As a mentor and board advisor for the START Fellowship at Start Global, Kappeler likely draws on his extensive experience to guide and support emerging entrepreneurs in the fintech and broader startup ecosystem.