Who owns PagBank?
PagBank is owned by PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (Brazil, NYSE: PAGS).[1]
Evidence: PagSeguro Digital Ltd. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29, SEC EDGAR, 29 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- PagSeguro Digital Ltd. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Banks › Digital banks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: PAGS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About PagBank
PagBank is the brand of the group's free digital account for consumers and merchants in Brazil, offering 51 payment methods and 15 cash-out options, cards, loans and investments. The 20-F says digital banking was officially launched in 2019 and that its app had 50 million downloads on Google Play by February 2026, and that the group now trades under the PagBank name.
Ownership timeline of PagBank
Where PagBank sits in PagBank
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by PagBank
PagBank controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 4 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 |
| Nubank | Nu Holdings | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
About the owner: PagBank
PagBank is a publicly listed company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2006. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: PAGS.
PagSeguro Digital is a Cayman Islands holding company that trades as PagBank and runs its business from São Paulo. Its 20-F for the year to 31 December 2025 says the business was created in 2006 under the PagSeguro brand, serves over 34 million clients and 6.3 million active merchants, and launched digital banking in 2019. UOL, which holds all its Class B shares, is its controlling shareholder.
🇧🇷 PagBank 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; PagBank is not one of them.
- Nu Investimentos — Nu Holdings 🇧🇷
- 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 PagBank?
The parent company of PagBank is PagSeguro Digital Ltd., a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is PagBank Brazilian?
Yes. PagBank originated in Brazil and its owner, PagSeguro Digital Ltd., is also headquartered in Brazil.
Is PagBank still owned by PagSeguro Digital Ltd.?
Yes. As of 17 October 2026, PagBank is still owned by PagSeguro Digital Ltd. 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] PagSeguro Digital Ltd. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 29 April 2026; retrieved 17 October 2026.
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