A circular would order banking operations with the app to be halted, amid reports of possible arrests.
By Nickolas Plaza
November 13, 2026 Reading time: 3 minutes
The financial platform Kontigo would have
been placed under intervention in Venezuela, and three members of the board of directors would have been detained, according to a report shared today, November 13, by journalist Javier Vivas Santana, along with an alleged SUDEBAN circular.
“The intervention of the ‘Kontigo’ platform by the Superintendency of Banks and Other Financial Institutions (Sudeban) is confirmed. An official press conference is expected. Three members of the board of directors are reportedly under arrest…,” Vivas said while sharing document SIB-DSB
The text, dated November 6, 2026, and signed by Superintendent Anmy Ivonett Pérez González, instructs banks to sever ties with OHA Technology, C.A., the commercial company that operates the application in the country.
According to the alleged document, the banking order responds to a prior instruction from the National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related Activities (Sunacrip), which reportedly ordered the company’s “Temporary Suspension of Operating License” on November 6 under registration number CI-SUNA-2026-002.
Accordingly, financial institutions are instructed to “suspend any commercial relationship and, in general, the carrying out of active, passive, or related transactions” with OHA Technology, C.A. The measure will remain in force for the duration of the regulatory action.
The report coincides with complaints made by numerous Venezuelan users. Kontigo operates as a fintech application that allows its customers to hold funds in the USDC stablecoin
Customers say they cannot withdraw money through the mobile payment transfer system and face restrictions on moving their USDC, as reported by CriptoNoticias. An in-app notice confirmed that cash deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended, without specifying when they will resume.