(Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group Corp. is in preliminary talks to purchase a stake in Brazilian fintech firm Nubank, which counts Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Sequoia Capital Ltd. among its backers.
The talks involve other potential investors and still don't have a specific figure, according to the people familiar with the negotiations, who asked not to be named as the discussions aren't public.
A SoftBank representative declined to comment, while a Nubank official said the startup is always assessing opportunities for new funding. Recode first reported Softbank's interest in Nubank.
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Nubank, short for Nu Pagamentos SA, has reached 8.5 million consumers and sold private shares with a $3.6 billion valuation. At its current growth rate, the company will soon become the fourth-biggest card issuer in Latin America's largest economy. Nubank is also starting to expand abroad with a Mexican unit.
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