Cielo
BrazilFintechFounded 1995
Cielo is a Brazilian payment processing and financial technology company that provides merchant acquiring services, enabling businesses to accept credit and debit card payments. Its main offerings include point-of-sale terminals (maquininhas), e-commerce payment gateways, Pix instant payments, and solutions like Tap to Pay and split payments. The company serves a wide range of merchants in Brazil, from small businesses to large enterprises, and operates primarily in the Brazilian market. Cielo is publicly traded, has a significant market presence as one of the largest payment processors in Brazil, and has pursued a strategy of divesting non-core assets, raising approximately R$ 314 million from such sales as of early 2022.