Who owns Stone?
Stone is owned by StoneCo (Brazil, NASDAQ: STNE).[1]
Evidence: StoneCo Ltd. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-23, SEC EDGAR, 23 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- StoneCo Ltd. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil, São Paulo
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Payments & lending › Processors & digital wallets
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: STNE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Stone
Stone is the merchant payments brand of StoneCo, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses in Brazil. The 20-F says Stone began with a simple payments solution for merchants the industry largely ignored, backed by on-demand customer service and in-person support staff. In 2017 the group became the first non-banking entity the Central Bank authorised to operate as an acquirer under a payment institution licence.
Ownership timeline of Stone
Where Stone sits in StoneCo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full StoneCo brand portfolio (6) →
Other brands owned by StoneCo
StoneCo controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in processors & digital wallets, and who owns them
The 27 brands in processors & digital wallets on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is Euronet, with 4; StoneCo has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Dandelion | Euronet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Eurochange | Western Union | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Culqi | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Cybersource | Visa | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Argenpay | Banco Macro | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| dLocal | dLocal | 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
| Wompi | Grupo Cibest | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Izipay | IFS | 🇵🇪 Peru |
About the owner: StoneCo
StoneCo is a publicly listed company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: STNE.
StoneCo is a Cayman Islands company, incorporated on 11 March 2014 as DLP Payments Holding Ltd., whose main operating hub is in São Paulo. Its 20-F for the year to 31 December 2025 describes a provider of payments, digital banking and credit to Brazilian merchants, with more than 4.8 million clients, and a single business segment after it agreed to sell its Linx software businesses, a sale completed on 27 February 2026.
🇧🇷 Stone 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; Stone is not one of them.
- BancoSeguro — PagBank 🇧🇷
- Nu Investimentos — Nu Holdings 🇧🇷
- Vivo Pay — Telefônica Brasil 🇧🇷
- Adria — M. Dias Branco 🇧🇷
- Aena Brasil — Aena 🇪🇸
- Alexandre Birman — Azzas 2154 🇧🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Stone?
The parent company of Stone is StoneCo, a publicly listed company headquartered in Brazil.
Is Stone Brazilian?
Yes. Stone originated in Brazil and its owner, StoneCo, is also headquartered in Brazil.
Is Stone still owned by StoneCo?
Yes. As of 17 October 2026, Stone is still owned by StoneCo. 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] StoneCo Ltd. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 23 April 2026; retrieved 17 October 2026.
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