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Will Bank

“Can a liquidated Brazilian digital bank wind down 6M+ customer balances cleanly through the FGC guarantee process?”

Founded2017
HQSão Paulo, Brazil
IndustryFintech / Neobank
The story

Will Bank (Will Financeira S.A. – CFI) launched in 2017 as a Brazilian digital bank focused on credit cards, digital accounts and Pix/Open Finance payments aimed at underbanked consumers. By March 2026 the company was placed in extrajudicial liquidation by the Brazilian Central Bank, with the FGC (Fundo Garantidor de Créditos) coordinating advance guarantee payments to roughly 6 million customer-creditors. The business is no longer operating as a going concern; the app's primary function today is the FGC guarantee claim flow.

Last 12 months
2026-03
In the March 2026 recap →
Product timeline
2017
Founded in São Paulo as a digital bank offering credit cards and digital accounts.· banking
2026
Placed in extrajudicial liquidation; FGC begins guarantee payments to creditors up to R$1,000 via Will Bank app.· pivot
Regulated entities
1
regulatory licence held by Will Bank
Licence types, jurisdictions and registered entities are in the Embedded Finance Index report.
The stack
5 layers disclosed in Will Bank’s embedded-finance stack
Money movement
Pix
Banking / BaaS
in the full report
Card issuing
in the full report
Lending
in the full report
Open banking
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
6 more providers across 4 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Will Bank — frequently asked

What bank does Will Bank use?

Will Bank discloses Will Financeira S.A. – CFI (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.

Is Will Bank a bank?

Will Bank does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Will Financeira S.A. – CFI (in-house).

Which payment rails does Will Bank use?

Will Bank moves money over Pix.

Who issues Will Bank's cards?

Will Bank's cards are issued through Will Financeira S.A. – CFI (in-house).

Who provides Will Bank's lending?

Will Bank's lending and capital products are provided by Will Financeira S.A. – CFI (in-house).

Which open banking provider does Will Bank use?

Will Bank connects to bank accounts through Open Finance Brasil (in-house participant).

What is Will Bank's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 5 layers in Will Bank's stack: Money movement (Pix); Banking / BaaS (Will Financeira S.A. – CFI (in-house)); Card issuing (Will Financeira S.A. – CFI (in-house)); Lending (Will Financeira S.A. – CFI (in-house), Cartão de crédito Will and Parcelamento de fatura); Open banking (Open Finance Brasil (in-house participant)).

Where is Will Bank headquartered?

Will Bank is founded in 2017 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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