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StoneCo Ltd. (Nasdaq: STNE, B3: STOC31) is a leading provider of financial technology solutions, focusing on empowering micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (MSMBs) with innovative tools to manage and grow their operations. The company’s comprehensive offerings include payments, digital banking, and credit solutions, tailored to meet the unique needs of MSMBs.

StoneCo operates through two main segments:

• Financial Services: This segment provides a variety of solutions, including payments, digital banking, and credit services. It is designed to serve micro-merchants with the Ton solution and SMBs with the Stone solution, ensuring seamless financial transactions and robust credit options.
• Software: This segment offers essential software services such as point-of-sale (POS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. It also provides customer relationship management (CRM), engagement tools, e-commerce platforms, and order management systems among others, catering to diverse retail and service verticals.

StoneCo’s unique business model integrates end-to-end, cloud-based technology platforms with a hyper-local distribution approach and exceptional customer service. This strategic combination allows the company to deliver high-quality, on-demand support and integrate deeply with local markets.

The company has recently reported significant financial growth, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 20.1% in Q4 2023, reaching R$3.2 billion. This growth is largely driven by the expansion in financial services, which saw a 24.4% increase, and the substantial rise in deposits within its banking platform. StoneCo’s strategic initiatives and effective risk management have bolstered its credit solutions, reflecting in its robust financial performance.

StoneCo continues to advance its technological capabilities, focusing on integrating its software solutions across key verticals such as retail, food, gas stations, and pharmacies. The company’s strategic vision aims at building a comprehensive technological platform that synergizes payments, banking, credit, and software.

Leadership changes are also on the horizon, with founder André Street stepping down from the Board of Directors alongside other key members. This transition marks a significant phase in StoneCo’s governance, with new leadership poised to continue driving the company’s strategic goals.