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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Future of Finance: Nubank’s Vélez discusses FinTech’s rise in emerging markets and how Brazil is 5 years ahead of the U.S.

(Credit: Courtesy of Nubank)

Welcome to Future of Finance, where Fortune asks prominent people at major companies about their jobs, how their firm fits into the crypto ecosystem, and what it all means for how we use money.

When David Vélez first dreamed up the idea for Nubank, he knew he wanted it to be the opposite of when he opened his first bank account in Brazil. The tedious process included long waits at a heavily guarded branch, to which he had to return several times.

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