Neobanks available in Latin America
short answer116 of the 382 neobanks tracked here serve customers in Latin America. Availability, not headquarters: a neobank appears here if it serves customers in Latin America, wherever it is based. The largest by disclosed users are Nubank, Mercado Pago, PicPay, Revolut and Banco Inter; all 116 are listed below with custody, license and geography.
Availability, not headquarters: a neobank appears here if it serves customers in Latin America, wherever it is based. Multi-region players are counted in every region they operate in, so these counts overlap by design.
All 116 neobanks in Latin America
| neobank | type | hq | custody | license / structure | reported users |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nubank | traditional | São Paulo, BR | Custodial | Bank licenses BR/MX/CO; US products on Lead Bank while its conditional OCC charter (Jan 2026) is organised | 139M customers (Q2 2026) |
| Mercado Pago | hybrid | Buenos Aires, AR | Custodial | Payment/fintech licenses region-wide; pursuing MX bank license | 78M MAU (2025) |
| PicPay | traditional | São Paulo, BR | Custodial | Payment institution + bank (BCB) | 58M users (2024) |
| Revolut | hybrid | London, UK | Custodial | UK banking license (2024); EU license (Lithuania) | 50M customers (2025) |
| Banco Inter | traditional | Belo Horizonte, BR | Custodial | Bank; Public (INTR) | 35M clients (2025) |
| PagBank | traditional | São Paulo, BR | Custodial | Bank; Public (PAGS) | 32M clients (2024) |
| Nequi | traditional | Medellín, CO | Custodial | Licensed compañía de financiamiento (Superfinanciera Colombia); spun out of Bancolombia's banking license | 20M users (2024) |
| Wise | traditional | London, UK | Custodial | E-money/payment licenses globally | 19M customers (FY26) |
| Phantom | web3-native | San Francisco, US | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | 15M MAU (2025) |
| MiniPay | web3-native | Oslo, NO | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | 10M wallets (2025) |
| Zengo | web3-native | Tel Aviv, IL | MPC self-custodial | MPC self-custody; no seed phrase | 2M users (2026) |
| 1inch Card | web3-native | Dubai, AE | Self-custodial | Self-custodial; card via Baanx/Crypto Life | — |
| Airtm | hybrid | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | MSB registration (FinCEN, No. 31000329787639); USDC-based dollar wallet | — |
| albo | traditional | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | IFPE license (CNBV, Mexico, 2022) — e-money institution under Ley Fintech | — |
| AllScale | web3-native | — | Custodial | Self-custodial stablecoin platform; not a bank; compliance and settlement via licensed partners | — |
| Avalanche Card | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial; issuer partners | — |
| Avici | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Belo | hybrid | Buenos Aires, AR | Custodial | VASP registration (CNV PSAV No. 52, Argentina, Jul 2024) | — |
| BFinance | hybrid | Prague, CZ | Custodial | Czech VASP registration; Marqeta-issued cards | — |
| Binance Card | hybrid | — | Custodial | Jurisdiction-dependent VASP registrations | — |
| Bitget Card | hybrid | — | Custodial | Exchange VASP registrations (Lithuania, Bulgaria, Poland, Czechia); cards via issuer partners (DCS, Fiat24, Immersve) | — |
| Bitget Wallet | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial; cards via DCS (Asia), Immersve (EU/UK/LatAm), Fiat24 (CN virtual) | — |
| Bitso | hybrid | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | IFPE (MX) + regional VASP licenses | — |
| Bleap | web3-native | London, UK | MPC self-custodial | MPC self-custody; MC principal member | — |
| Brookwell | hybrid | New York, US | Custodial | Partner bank: Erebor Bank, N.A. (Member FDIC) | — |
| Brubank | traditional | Buenos Aires, AR | Custodial | Bank license (BCRA) | — |
| Buenbit | hybrid | Buenos Aires, AR | Custodial | VASP — registered PSAV with CNV (Argentina); stablecoin-focused exchange + card | — |
| Bybit Card | hybrid | Dubai, AE | Custodial | VARA (Dubai) + regional | — |
| C6 Bank | traditional | São Paulo, BR | Custodial | Bank license (BCB) | — |
| Casas Bahia Pay | traditional | São Paulo, BR | Custodial | Banco Central-authorised e-money issuer (Banqi Instituição de Pagamento Ltda); prepaid Mastercard; loans via group credit fintech BNQI SCD | — |
| CEX.IO Card | hybrid | London, UK | Custodial | MSB (FinCEN) + US state money-transmitter licenses; UK FCA cryptoasset registration; EU VASP (Lithuania) | — |
| COCA | hybrid | Dubai, AE | MPC self-custodial | MPC self-custody; e-money card partners (UK/EU) | — |
| Cora | traditional | São Paulo, BR | Custodial | SCFI license (Central Bank of Brazil, Jul 2024) + payment institution; formerly SCD | — |
| Crypto.com | hybrid | Singapore, SG | Custodial | MiCA CASP, MAS MPI, US MSBs | — |
| Cuenca | traditional | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | IFPE license (CNBV, Mexico, 2021) under Ley Fintech | — |
| Cypher | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial; principal card programs | — |
| Daimo | web3-native | New York, US | Self-custodial | Open-source self-custodial software | — |
| Daviplata | traditional | Bogotá, CO | Custodial | Operates under Banco Davivienda's Colombian banking license (SFC-supervised) | — |
| Decaf | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial; issuer partners | — |
| Deel | hybrid | San Francisco, US | Custodial | MSB + US state money-transmitter licenses (DPayments); US wallet via Alviere/CFSB; DLUSD via Bridge | — |
| Dolafy | hybrid | Brazil, BR | Custodial | Partner bank: Lead Bank (issuer); Bridge, a Stripe company (program manager) | — |
| DolarApp | hybrid | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | Digital-dollar (USDC) accounts on regulated partner banks' and custodians' rails; rebranded ARQ 2026 | — |
| El Dorado | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Ethena Pay | web3-native | Malta, MT | Self-custodial | Self-custodial wallet; Ethena Pay Ltd (Malta) is a software company, not a bank; secured Visa card issued by Third National (Puerto Rico) under a Rain-managed program | — |
| EtherFi Cash | web3-native | Miami, US | Self-custodial | DeFi protocol + issuer partners | — |
| Exa | web3-native | Buenos Aires, AR | Self-custodial | DeFi protocol (Exactly); card via partners | — |
| Exodus | web3-native | Omaha, US | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Félix | hybrid | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | US money transmitter — state licenses (NMLS 2302775); agent of UniTeller/Intermex; USDC rails via Bitso | — |
| Fondeadora | traditional | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | SOFIPO license (Fondea Technologies S.F.P., CNBV Mexico, ex-Apoyo Múltiple); Prosofipo deposit insurance | — |
| GetPlu | hybrid | Delaware, US | Custodial | Card program on partner institutions (Crossmint rails); not a bank or custodian itself | — |
| Global66 | traditional | Santiago, CL | Custodial | Prepaid-card e-money issuer license (CMF, Chile); cross-border FX via Global 81 SpA | — |
| Hey Banco | traditional | Monterrey, MX | Custodial | Own Mexican banking license (CNBV banca múltiple); independent of Banregio since Jan 2026 | — |
| Hyperbeat | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial smart accounts (HyperEVM); Paxos Labs stablecoin infra | — |
| Infini | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Karta | web3-native | Redwood City, US | MPC self-custodial | Self-custodial (MPC via Privy); Visa issued by Rain | — |
| KAST | hybrid | Hong Kong, HK | Custodial | Runs on licensed partners' rails: custody via BitGo/Fireblocks, Visa cards via licensed issuers; not a bank | — |
| Klar | traditional | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | SOFIPO license (CNBV, Mexico); acquiring Bineo for its bank license, approvals pending | — |
| Kolo | hybrid | — | Custodial | AIFC FinTech Lab license (Kazakhstan) + Polish VASP; cards issued by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico | — |
| Kontigo | web3-native | — | Custodial | Self-custodial MPC wallet (USDC); no license of its own; fiat rails via partners | — |
| Krak | hybrid | San Francisco, US | Custodial | US state licenses; MiCA (EU) | — |
| KuCard | hybrid | — | Custodial | Card issued by Wallester AS (Estonian payment institution); KuCoin EU holds Austrian MiCA CASP license | — |
| Lemon | hybrid | Buenos Aires, AR | Custodial | Registered VASP/PSAV (CNV Argentina, No. 162); payment account via Digifin S.A. | — |
| Littio | hybrid | Bogotá, CO | Custodial | On/off-ramp + issuer partners; USD via onchain treasuries | — |
| Lulo Bank | traditional | Bogotá, CO | Custodial | Bank license (CO) | — |
| Meru | hybrid | Bogotá, CO | Custodial | MSB registration (FinCEN, R3mit Solutions Inc.); USDC accounts via licensed US/EU partners | — |
| MetaMask | web3-native | Consensys (global) | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software — no banking license needed; card via licensed issuer partners | — |
| Moon | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Morse | web3-native | London, UK | Self-custodial | MiCA-licensed (Avian Labs Netherlands B.V.) | — |
| Movii | traditional | Bogotá, CO | Custodial | SEDPE e-money license (Superintendencia Financiera, Colombia) | — |
| Naranja X | traditional | Córdoba, AR | Custodial | Bank (Grupo Galicia) | — |
| Neon | traditional | São Paulo, BR | Custodial | Payment institution / e-money issuer authorised by Banco Central do Brasil (2021); Neon CTVM brokerage | — |
| Nexo | hybrid | Zug, CH | Custodial | EU VASP registrations; MiCA CASP application pending; EEA served via MiCA-licensed Tangany + DLT Finance | — |
| NG.cash | traditional | Rio de Janeiro, BR | Custodial | Payment institution (Banco Central do Brasil, e-money issuer license, May 2025) | — |
| Nomad | traditional | São Paulo, BR | Custodial | Partner bank (Community Federal Savings Bank, US); FX via Ouribank (Brazil) | — |
| OKX Card | hybrid | — | Custodial | VARA, MiCA (Malta) | — |
| Oobit | web3-native | Singapore, SG | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Payy | web3-native | New York, US | Self-custodial | Self-custodial ZK L2; card via issuer partners | — |
| Peanut | web3-native | Zug, CH | Self-custodial | Open-source protocol; no custody | — |
| Plasma One | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Own L1; card via issuer partners | — |
| Plata | traditional | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | Full Mexican bank license (Banco Plata, Mar 2026); Colombia Compañía de Financiamiento authorized | — |
| Prex | traditional | Montevideo, UY | Custodial | E-money (UY/AR/PE) | — |
| Pride Bank | traditional | São Paulo, BR | Custodial | Not a bank; payment arrangement on Digital Banks' rails (BaaS, Brazil) | — |
| Qik | traditional | Santo Domingo, DO | Custodial | Full banking license (banco múltiple, Dominican Republic, Oct 2022; Grupo Popular) | — |
| Rainbow | web3-native | New York, US | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| RappiPay | traditional | Bogotá, CO | Custodial | Finance company charter (compania de financiamiento, SFC Colombia, 2022); Rappi-Davivienda JV; Fogafin-insured | — |
| Ready | web3-native | London, UK | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software; card via Kulipa (non-EEA cut Jun 2026; issuer wound down Jul 2026) | — |
| RedotPay | hybrid | Hong Kong, HK | Custodial | Hong Kong MSO, money lender + TCSP licenses; VASP (RedotX UAB, Lithuania FCIS); MSB registrations (US/Canada) | — |
| Ripio | hybrid | Buenos Aires, AR | Custodial | VASP: PSAV registration with CNV Argentina (Nos. 36/37, 2024); regional entities in BR/MX | — |
| Rizon | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| SafePal | web3-native | Singapore, SG | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Slush | web3-native | Palo Alto, US | Self-custodial | Self-custodial Sui wallet software | — |
| Solayer Emerald | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial; Visa principal program | — |
| Solflare | web3-native | Belgrade, RS | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software; card via Kulipa (issuer wound down Jul 2026; replacement expected Aug 2026) | — |
| Solid | web3-native | Gibraltar, GI | MPC self-custodial | Self-custodial Safe smart-accounts + MPC | — |
| Stori | traditional | Mexico City, MX | Custodial | Sofipo (MX) | — |
| Strike | hybrid | Chicago, US | Custodial | Money transmitter licenses + NY BitLicense (NYDFS, 2026); Zap Solutions, Inc. | — |
| Superform | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Takenos | hybrid | Buenos Aires, AR | Custodial | Fintech; stablecoin wallet on partner rails | — |
| Tangem | web3-native | Zug, CH | Self-custodial | Self-custodial; funds in a user-controlled smart contract (USDC on Polygon); card by Paera LLC, issued by Third National via Rain | — |
| Tenpo | traditional | Santiago, CL | Custodial | Preparing Chilean bank license | — |
| Tria | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Trust Wallet | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Tuyo | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Ualá | traditional | Buenos Aires, AR | Custodial | Bank licenses (AR via Wilobank, MX via ABC Capital) | — |
| ueno bank | traditional | Asunción, PY | Custodial | Bank license (PY) | — |
| UglyCash | web3-native | San Juan, PR | Custodial | US MSB + issuer partners | — |
| Uphold | hybrid | New York, US | Custodial | FinCEN MSB + state money-transmitter licenses (US); FCA-registered cryptoasset firm (UK) | — |
| UR | hybrid | — | Custodial | Swiss fintech banking license (Art. 1b Banking Act, FINMA; SR Saphirstein AG); tokenized deposits | — |
| Veera | web3-native | Singapore, SG | Self-custodial | Self-custodial; passkey-secured non-exportable keys | — |
| WeFi | web3-native | — | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Wirex | hybrid | London, UK | Custodial | E-money institution (FCA, FRN 902025); crypto via Wirex Digital Services VASP (OAM Italy) | — |
| Xapo Bank | hybrid | Gibraltar | Custodial | Gibraltar banking license | — |
| XPlace | hybrid | Dubai, AE | Custodial | Self-custodial (non-custodial Solana smart contracts); cards issued via Rain (Signify Holdings) under Visa license | — |
| xPortal | web3-native | Sibiu, RO | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Xverse | web3-native | London, UK | Self-custodial | Self-custodial software | — |
| Zinli | traditional | Panama City, PA | Custodial | Registered e-money issuer (MFTECH S.A.) with Superintendencia de Bancos de Panamá — AML/CFT supervision only | — |
Common questions
Neobanks available in Latin America: how many are there?
116 of the 382 neobanks tracked here serve customers in Latin America. Every entry is verified active and listed on this page with its custody model, license detail and the regions it serves.
Which are the biggest neobanks in Latin America?
By self-reported users, Nubank, Mercado Pago, PicPay, Revolut and Banco Inter. Only 11 of these 116 disclose a user figure, so treat any ranking by size as partial rather than complete.
What does this category actually mean?
Availability, not headquarters: a neobank appears here if it serves customers in Latin America, wherever it is based. Multi-region players are counted in every region they operate in, so these counts overlap by design.
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