Plata Hits $1 Billion Revenue Run Rate in Under 4 Years, Bloomberg Reports

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• Mexican digital bank Plata (Banco Plata), led by CEO Neri Tollardo, reached an annualized revenue run rate of $1 billion — based on September revenue of $85 million multiplied by 12 — about 3.5 years after beginning banking operations in March 2026, Bloomberg reported citing company disclosures; by comparison, Nu Holdings (Nubank) took about 8 years and Revolut about 6 years to reach similar scale.
• Plata's business centers on credit-card lending along with deposits, both focused in Mexico; card balances grew from about 12.8 billion pesos in March to about 19 billion pesos in August, reaching roughly 60% of Nubank Mexico's card balance of 31 billion pesos, while deposits stood at 25.9 billion pesos as of August. Tollardo said the company could turn profitable next year.
• Plata raised $405 million in an April funding round that valued the company at $5 billion; the article did not name specific investors.

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