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david vélez

T2 · manager / operator

David Vélez is the co-founder and CEO of Nubank, one of the world's largest digital banks serving nearly 120 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, General Atlantic, and Sequoia Capital.

1 call·1 name·100% bull·last heard last year·In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen
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Nubank CEO sees 10-100x growth in 20 years as digital banking disrupts $8T financial services

Traditional branch-based banks still dominate 99% of $8T+ global financial services profit pool; 3-4 billion people remain unbanked. Nubank's cloud-native, branchless model with 20x cost efficiency positions it to capture massive share as markets digitalize over next two decades.

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HIGHdavid vélez·In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen·last year·David Vélez - CEO of Nubank | Podcast | In Good Company | Norges Bank Investment Management· position
Nubank CEO sees 10-100x growth in 20 years as digital banking disrupts $8T financial services
Traditional branch-based banks still dominate 99% of $8T+ global financial services profit pool; 3-4 billion people remain unbanked. Nubank's cloud-native, branchless model with 20x cost efficiency positions it to capture massive share as markets digitalize over next two decades.
"You know, I think it's it's 10 to 100x the size that we have right now. Financial services is the biggest segment of the world economy today. It's over $8 trillion of profit. And…"
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Payments & Banking Infrastructuretailwind
Digital banks to disrupt $8T financial services as 3B unbanked come online
Traditional banks operate as oligopolies with 80-85% market share, high fees, and poor service, leaving 3-4 billion people unbanked. Digital-native banks with 20x cost efficiency, cloud-native architecture, and smartphone distribution can capture massive market share as emerging markets digitalize.
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Payments & Banking Infrastructuretailwind
Credit-first strategy captures 70% of profit pool and drives viral growth via waitlist
Starting with credit (vs deposits) targets the 70% profit pool of financial services and biggest consumer pain point; waitlist mechanics using social invitation data as credit signal creates scarcity-driven viral growth with $2-3 CAC.
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AI Applicationstailwind
AI will put a banker in every pocket, unlocking wealth for billions
Mobile solved payments inclusion but not credit/advice inclusion; AI agents will provide sophisticated financial expertise to everyone, optimizing wealth, making banks compete on price, and creating massive value for the 99% currently underserved.
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Neoclouds & Cloud Computingtailwind
Cloud-native stack allows continuous updates vs decade-long legacy migrations
Being cloud-native from day one lets digital banks continually re-architect and scale their tech stack, while traditional banks spend 5-10 years just migrating core systems to cloud, creating enduring technology advantage.