On April 26, 2018, Brazil's National Monetary Council issued Resolution 4,656, regulating credit financial technologies (source document in Portuguese). Under the Resolution, direct credit companies and interpersonal loan companies will be considered financial institutions and entitled to conduct loan and financial operations through electronic platforms. The Resolution also provides certain requirements for obtaining authorization from the Central Bank of Brazil.

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