Directory profile

Stone Co.

Payments and software company providing card acceptance, banking, credit and management tools to small and medium Brazilian merchants.

Updated 29 April 2026 ยท Brazilian Startup index

Profile

Stone reframed Brazilian acquiring with an agent-led sales model, integrated software (Linx, Vitta) and a banking stack for merchants. For fintech founders it shows the value of owning distribution, on-the-ground service and bundling payments with verticalised SaaS to defend margins.

Sectorfintech
Stagegrowth
FundingPublic (NASDAQ: STNE)
Employees12,000+
Founded2012