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CloudWalk Leads Brazil’s Open Finance Revolution, Driving AI-Powered Financial Access for Entrepreneurs

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CloudWalk Leads Brazil’s Open Finance Revolution, Driving AI-Powered Financial Access for Entrepreneurs
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CloudWalk Leads Brazil’s Open Finance Revolution, Driving AI-Powered Financial Access for Entrepreneurs

2025-08-25 19:00 Last Updated At:19:10

SÃO PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 25, 2025--

CloudWalk, one of the fastest-growing global financial technology companies behind InfinitePay and Jim.com, has taken the lead in Brazil’s Open Finance rankings. According to the latest quarterly report by consulting firm Bip, CloudWalk — through its InfinitePay platform — now holds 19.5% of all business account data-sharing consents, a 97% increase since May. This puts the company ahead of major banks and fintechs with larger corporate customer bases.

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Launched in 2020 by the Brazilian Central Bank, Brazil’s Open Finance has become one of the world’s most ambitious data-sharing initiatives. Broader than Open Banking in the U.S. and U.K., it spans banking, investments, insurance, and foreign exchange. Participation is mandatory for large institutions, and customer-consented data is exchanged through national API standards. As of June 2025, the system counted 91 million active authorizations.

“Open Finance represents a structural shift in Brazil’s financial market. It gives customers back control of their own data, enabling us to offer solutions more aligned with each business’s reality — with greater speed and better terms — while leveling the playing field with traditional institutions,” says Fabrício Costa, CloudWalk’s Financial Services Director.

InfinitePay: AI at the Core of Financial Access

CloudWalk’s leadership is driven by InfinitePay, its financial services platform with more than 5 million active clients among Brazil’s small and micro entrepreneurs. InfinitePay has strategically leveraged artificial intelligence to expand access to credit and reduce transaction fees for its customers.

“By talking to our customers, we learned that two factors were essential for gaining their Open Finance data: offering clear benefits and proving we could keep their information safe and private. We built our strategy around these principles — and the results are clear in our numbers and our relevance within Brazil’s Open Finance ecosystem, ” Costa adds.

One flagship innovation is Smart Credit, launched two years ago. Powered by an AI engine, it processes over 8,000 data points — from real-time sales volumes to social media sentiment — combined with Open Finance data to generate a unique credit score for each merchant. This enables working capital offers to be approved in seconds, 24/7, with instant deposits and flexible repayment terms. In the past 12 months alone, InfinitePay has more than doubled the amount of credit granted.

Another breakthrough is automatic fee reduction. Using AI and Open Finance data, InfinitePay dynamically adjusts transaction fees based on revenue, seasonality, business segment, region, and a client’s history with other institutions. Since its launch, this feature has saved clients USD 41 million (R$ 222 million), with expected savings of USD 73 million (R$ 396 million) by next year.

For Costa, topping the Open Finance rankings reflects both customer trust and CloudWalk’s ability to turn technology into everyday business impact: “Open Finance is a pillar of our strategy to expand access to high-quality financial services in Brazil. Our leadership confirms that we are delivering real value — combining AI, customer focus, and technology to build sustainable growth and competitive advantage.”

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TORONTO (AP) — No. 1 draft pick Gavin McKenna scored his first NHL goal with the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-4 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

McKenna scored on goaltender Juuse Saros in the second period of his fourth professional game. The 18-year-old took a pass from Auston Matthews, beat Saros with a high shot.

McKenna also had an assist on Toronto’s first goal by William Nylander for his first NHL point.

“Big monkey off the back,” McKenna said. “That one felt good. That’s a goal I’ll obviously remember forever.”

Toronto coach Jim Hiller described the shot as “a goal-scorer’s goal.”

“By trade he’s a playmaker, but that was a goal-scorer’s goal," Hiller said. "Got his feet around it on the strong side, and he had some zip on it.”

McKenna scored and dropped to one knee in celebration before getting mobbed by his teammates.

“A bullet, top shelf,” said Toronto winger William Nylander, who finished with a goal and two assists. “I’d be very happy if I scored that one.”

McKenna said his first points felt as though they were a long time coming, longer than three games.

“Every single game I’ve been trying to get better,” he said. “I thought (Tuesday) was my best one. I think I’m taking steps in the right direction. Hopefully there’s a few more to come.”

The Maple Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade last spring, and beat the draft lottery odds by winning the right to select McKenna with the first overall selection in June.

The Yukon native who played college hockey at Penn State was just one of a number of new faces to arrive in Toronto during the off season. The Maple Leafs added goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and defenseman Darren Raddysh before the club acquired winger Kirill Marchenko a day before its regular-season opener.

McKenna, who tore up the Canadian Hockey League before spending 2025-26 in the NCAA, entered play averaging 14 minutes, 32 seconds of ice time with three shots on target and a minus-3 rating through three games.

See AP’s full NHL coverage here

Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (34) celebrates his game-winning goal against the Nashville Predators with Gavin McKenna (92) in overtime of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (34) celebrates his game-winning goal against the Nashville Predators with Gavin McKenna (92) in overtime of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna (92) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna (92) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna (92) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna (92) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna (second right) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators with Auston Matthews, left to right, Chris Tanev and Jake McCabe during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna (second right) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators with Auston Matthews, left to right, Chris Tanev and Jake McCabe during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna (second right) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators with Auston Matthews, left to right, Chris Tanev and Jake McCabe during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Gavin McKenna (second right) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators with Auston Matthews, left to right, Chris Tanev and Jake McCabe during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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