Is your company in Bolivia struggling to obtain dollars to pay abroad? Here's how other companies are solving it (without banks or informal intermediaries)

More and more companies in Bolivia are facing the same problem: they need to pay suppliers abroad—for goods, supplies, or services—but they can't obtain foreign currency to do so. Access to the official dollar is limited. Bank transfers can take days or even be rejected. And suppliers abroad don’t wait.

What’s the alternative? Some companies take risks using informal exchange houses or opaque methods. Others, however, opt for legal, fast, and secure solutions like Loula.

In this blog, we tell you how Bolivian companies like yours are resolving these payments without exposing themselves to penalties, delays, or fraud.

🚧 The problem: limited access to foreign currencies and complicated transfers

Here are the most common obstacles:

• The foreign exchange market in Bolivia has restricted access to dollars.

• The supplier abroad demands advance payment in USD or EUR.

• The bank asks for impossible requirements or does not authorize the transfer.

• The operation is urgent, but the system is unresponsive.

• Informal alternatives are unsafe, expensive, and difficult to justify.

All of this generates invisible costs: delays in deliveries, tense business relationships, missed opportunities.

💬 Typical cases:

• Bolivian companies that import parts or supplies from China, the USA, or Brazil and need to pay in advance.

• Local manufacturers that buy raw materials from abroad and cannot transfer funds on time.

• Providers of digital services (software, consulting, design) that cannot find a way to pay their external partners.

• Bolivian distributors that rely on smooth international payments to maintain trade flow.

💡 What are other companies in your situation doing?

They use Loula: an international payment platform created for companies facing local restrictions that need to resolve payments legally, quickly, and traceably.

With Loula you can:

✅ Pay in USD, EUR, or other currencies to suppliers anywhere in the world.
✅ Make advance payments even if your local bank doesn’t allow it.
✅ Avoid informal exchange houses or unregulated systems.
✅ Have legal backing, documentation, and traceability.
✅ Resolve urgent operations in less than 24 hours in many cases.

Without traditional banks or informal intermediaries.

🛡️ Is it safe?

Yes. Loula is not evasion. It's not “under the radar.”
We work with verified suppliers, legal structures, and complete documentation for each operation. Everything is backed, traced, and compliant with regulations.

📌 Real cases

A machinery company in Santa Cruz needed to pay USD 25,000 in advance to a supplier in Germany. Their bank asked them to wait 15 days to validate the operation. With Loula, they resolved the payment in less than 12 hours.

A distributor of electronic parts in La Paz was working with an informal exchange house that did not respond for weeks. They migrated to Loula and now make monthly payments to China without problems or risks.

📈 What do you gain by operating with Loula?

• Time: your suppliers receive money quickly.

• Peace of mind: the operation is legal and backed.

• Control: you know when, how much, and to whom it was paid.

• Reputation: your business becomes more trustworthy for global suppliers.

• Continuity: without bureaucratic brakes or uncertainty.

🗓️ Do you want to resolve your next payment abroad without obstacles or risks?

Try Loula. Free. No commitment.

👉 Click here to schedule a demo: https://www.getloula.com/es/