Case Study: delsurtranslations achieves faster, lower-cost translations and simplified international payments with Smartcat

How delsurtranslations adds new value to their clients in less time and reduced cost

delsurtranslations, founded by Virginia Minhondo and Angélica Perez, is an Argentina‑based language service provider that had to grow output and add value while keeping costs down. With over 90% of revenue coming from MLVs and little room to raise per‑word rates, they diversified into services like cultural adaptation, DTP and QA and needed better tech and cheaper ways to work with international linguists. To solve those problems they turned to Smartcat, using its platform for machine translation, invoicing and contractor payments.

With Smartcat, delsurtranslations integrated machine translation plus human post‑editing to halve turnaround time (what once took two days now often takes one), reduce costs and improve margins. They also replaced expensive ~$100 wire transfers by invoicing and paying contractors through Smartcat, enabling monthly payments, cutting fees and simplifying cross‑border work. Smartcat’s tools helped delsurtranslations scale services, expand language offerings and grow its global vendor network.

delsurtranslations

Angélica Perez

Co-Founder