Who owns Nubank?
Nubank is owned by Nu Holdings (Brazil, NYSE: NU).[1]
Evidence: Nu Holdings Ltd. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-08, SEC EDGAR, 8 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nu Holdings Ltd. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Founded
- 2013
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Banks › Digital banks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: NU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Nubank
Nubank is the digital bank and consumer finance brand of Nu Holdings. The 20-F says the business began in 2013 with a small team and launched its first product, a no-annual-fee Mastercard, in Brazil in 2014. It added the NuAccount in 2017 and later expanded to Mexico and Colombia, and the filing reports over 100 million customers in Brazil by 2024.
Ownership timeline of Nubank
- Current owner Nu Holdings [1] verified
Where Nubank sits in Nu Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nu Holdings
Nu Holdings controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in digital banks, and who owns them
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| MoneyLion | Gen Digital | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Nequi | Grupo Cibest | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| PagBank | PagBank | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
About the owner: Nu Holdings
Nu Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2013. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: NU.
Nu Holdings is a Cayman Islands company, incorporated on 26 February 2016, whose main operating headquarters is in São Paulo. Its 20-F for the year to 31 December 2025 describes the Nubank digital financial services group, which began in 2013 and operates in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. It lists the Nu Credit Card, launched in 2014, as its first product.
🇧🇷 Nubank and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 177 brands that began in Brazil. 32 of them (18%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Nubank is not one of them.
- BancoSeguro — PagBank 🇧🇷
- Pagar.me — StoneCo 🇧🇷
- Vivo Pay — Telefônica Brasil 🇧🇷
- Adria — M. Dias Branco 🇧🇷
- Aena Brasil — Aena 🇪🇸
- Alexandre Birman — Azzas 2154 🇧🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Nubank?
The parent company of Nubank is Nu Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is Nubank Brazilian?
Yes. Nubank originated in Brazil in 2013 and its owner, Nu Holdings, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Is Nubank still owned by Nu Holdings?
Yes. As of 17 October 2026, Nubank is still owned by Nu Holdings. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Nu Holdings Ltd. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-08 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 8 April 2026; retrieved 17 October 2026.
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