FT Partners Served as Co-Manager to PicPay (NASDAQ:PICS) on its IPO
Overview of Transaction
- On January 29, 2026, PicPay officially launched its IPO at $19 per share, raising gross proceeds of $434 million and implying a market capitalization of approximately $2.6 billion
- The IPO consisted of an offering of 22,857,143 Class A common shares
- PicPay granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,428,572 Class A common shares at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions
- The common shares began trading on January 29, 2026, on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “PICS”
- Bicycle Capital was the anchor investor for the IPO, committing $50 million in capital with a six-month lock-up
- PicPay is the second-largest digital bank in Brazil by number of customers, serving more than 60 million customers across Brazil
- PicPay began its operations with instant payments and the use of QR codes and has since evolved into a digital bank offering financial products and services such as digital wallets, credit cards, loans, “Buy Now Pay Later” (BNPL), investments and insurance to consumers and businesses
Significance of Transaction
- The IPO represents the first IPO for a Brazilian company since 2021
- PicPay expects to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes including working capital, operating expenses, meeting regulatory capital requirements, as well as capital expenditures
- The Company also intends to use a portion of the net proceeds for the Kovr acquisition and to acquire or invest in other businesses, products, services, or technologies
FT Partners' Role
- FT Partners served as co-manager on this IPO
- This transaction highlights FT Partners’ deep domain expertise in the Latin American FinTech space, as well as our capabilities in helping companies navigate the IPO process