“Can Brazil's dominant exchange leverage its clearing and data infrastructure to become the country's core capital-markets platform beyond trading?”
Formed in 2008 from the merger of São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa) and Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange (BM&F), then merged with CETIP in 2017 to become B3 S.A. — Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão. B3 operates trading, clearing, and post-trade services across equities, derivatives, FX, and OTC markets, plus a technology and platforms segment (Trillia data analytics, capital markets solutions). It also operates Banco B3 S.A., a regulated bank subsidiary for settlement and custody services.
BM&FBOVESPA discloses Banco B3 S.A. (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
BM&FBOVESPA does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Banco B3 S.A. (in-house).
BM&FBOVESPA is founded in 2008 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
BM&FBOVESPA's acquisitions include CETIP (2017).
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