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Luable operates MejorCDT, a Colombian marketplace connecting retail savers seeking term deposits with partner financial institutions seeking deposits.

category

Digital term deposit marketplace

market profile

  • text: Colombian banks offer different CDT rates, making the choice of institution and term consequential for savers.
  • text: Smaller lenders depend heavily on CDTs for funding, according to its founder in a 2023 interview.

personas

  • title: Colombian retail saver
    pains:
    • Comparing rates across institutions takes time and offers are difficult to assess.
    • Opening a term deposit can require branch visits and paperwork.
  • title: Bank head of deposits or retail acquisition
    pains:
    • Needs deposit funding to support lending.
    • Traditional branches and sales staff add fixed acquisition cost.
  • title: Small business treasury owner
    pains:
    • Wants to compare returns and maturity terms before locking up cash.
    • Must weigh liquidity against deposit yields.

icp

  • text: Retail savers in Colombia with funds to place in a fixed-term deposit, including first-time investors.
  • text: Colombian regulated banks seeking digital access to retail deposits, especially smaller institutions reliant on deposit funding.

message pillars

  • text: Compare multiple banks in one place.
  • text: Open a CDT without queues or paperwork.
  • text: Invest directly with the bank rather than handing funds to the marketplace.

objections

  • objection: Is my money held by the marketplace?
    response: MejorCDT says the deposit is made directly with the bank; check deposit insurance limits and the institution's eligibility.
  • objection: Does it compare every bank?
    response: The company says opening is limited to institutions with commercial agreements and its comparison may not cover every bank.
  • objection: Can I access money before maturity?
    response: Check the terms of its flexible CDT service before investing; early access is conditional.

competitors

  • name: Nu Colombia
    why: Its savings product competes for Colombian savers' cash, although it is not a deposit marketplace.
  • name: Lulo Bank
    why: A digital banking alternative competing for retail savings balances.

influencers

  • name: Carlos Correa
    url: https://forbes.co/emprendedores/somos-un-producto-de-nicho-enfocado-en-que-la-gente-de-a-pie-pueda-invertir-dice-fundador-de-mejorcdt
    why: Co-founder who publicly explains the market and product.
  • name: David Susa
    url: https://www.enter.co/fintech/entrevista-mejorcdt-la-historia-de-la-plataforma-que-transformo-la-forma-de-abrir-cdt-en-colombia/
    why: Co-founder and technology leader interviewed about digital deposit opening.

keywords

  • mejores tasas CDT Colombia
  • simulador CDT
  • comparar CDT bancos
  • abrir CDT digital
  • CDT empresas
  • seguro FogafĂ­n CDT

voice

  • Accessible Spanish
  • Reassuring about safety
  • Practical and comparison-led

signals

  • text: A saver is approaching a deposit maturity or actively comparing term deposit rates.
  • text: A bank is looking to grow its deposit base to fund lending.

pricing

model: free
starting price: Free to savers; banks pay a commission

motion

hybrid

channels

  • SEO
  • mobile app
  • financial education
  • LinkedIn
  • bank partnerships

confidence

medium

Founders

  • name: Charlie Correa
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Early Uber employee, launched UberX in Colombia, Dominican Republic and Argentina, and led DiDi Chuxing expansion in Colombia as Head of Ops building a team of 50 people and capturing 30% of market share in 3 months. Now building Luable, a fintech that allows Banks get faster and cheaper funding from Retail users, that already has USD $30M+ in deposits, from thousands of Retail users.
  • name: David Susa
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: Colombian. Systems and Computing Engineer. Msc on Information Security. In God I trust, all others must bring data. +8 years working on software development, serving thousands of customers on a SaaS platform for real state in LATAM. +5 years working on fintech space.

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