Finance

Nubank Gets First Green Light for US Bank, to Launch in 2027

Nubank headquarters in Sao Paulo.

Photographer: Jonne Roriz/Bloomberg

Nu Holdings Ltd. won preliminary approval to perform some banking activities in the US, a first step by the Latin American fintech to move into the world’s largest economy.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency offered conditional approval for a national bank license for Nubank, as the company is known, according to a statementBloomberg Terminal Thursday. The new entity will be called Nubank NA.