Brazil's banks feast on 14% rates as Nubank storms the gates
Published on: Wednesday 19 August 2026
Brazil’s biggest lenders are enjoying an unusually comfortable moment: interest rates remain among the highest in the world, credit is still expanding and loan losses, while rising, have yet to overwhelm profits. Yet beneath the strong earnings lies a more consequential shift. Nubank and Pix are steadily eroding the advantages that once made Brazil...
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/brazil-s-banks-feast-on-14-rates-as-nubank-storms-the-gates/ar-AA2ayecu