“Can a Brazilian niche bank scale by making real-estate-backed credit (home equity, CGI) the default funding source for SMB working capital?”
Banco Bari is a Brazilian bank specializing in home-equity-backed lending (CGI), securitization (Bari Securitizadora) and mortgage credit (Bari Companhia Hipotecária). Its product wedge is real-estate-collateralized credit for individuals and SMBs, including its Baricard Imobiliário — a credit card backed by property collateral.