Vana
Mario Garcia is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in product strategy, user research, and user experience design. Currently serving as the Product Strategy and User Research Manager at Vana since February 2025, Mario leads UX research efforts to drive innovation and shape data-driven decisions. Prior to this role, Mario co-founded Gabu and held the position of Chief Product Officer, focusing on creating a secure online platform for children. At PayPal, Mario led an analytics and market research team of 200, enhancing UX design and product development across multiple regions. Additionally, Mario has experience as a university professor teaching User Experience at Universidad Francisco Marroquin and served as the Head of UX at Cognits, where strategic design initiatives significantly improved user satisfaction. Mario holds a Master's degree in User Experience and completed a fellowship in Product Management at Latitud.
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Vana
We believe there is a wealth of potential that comes from having access to a line of credit. From buying inventory to paying for unforeseen emergencies between paychecks, there are times where all of us could benefit from credit. Unfortunately, quick and affordable access to credit is still out of reach for most people in Latin America. We want tochange that.With Vana, we provide convenient loans that can be applied for in minutes through an Android app. Our team uses a variety of non-traditional data sources and machine learning algorithms to provide loans that other financial institutions might not.Our team comes from a diverse set of previous experiences and is energized by moving rapidly and tackling tough problems. In our current high-growth stage, we get the opportunity to be presented with new challenges every day and thrive on learning and growing faster than we thought possible!