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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

☐REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☐SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934Date of event requiring this shell company report

For the transition period from to

Commission file number:001-41129

**Nu Holdings Ltd.

**(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nu Holdings Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Campbells Corporate Services Limited, Floor 4,

Willow House, Cricket Square, KY1-9010

**Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands **

+1 345 949 2648

(Address of principal executive offices)

**Guilherme Marques do Lago, Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +55 (11) 4020-0185

investors@nubank.com.br

Rua Capote Valente, 39

Pinheiros –São Paulo

Brazil 05409-000

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Copies to:

**Manuel Garciadiaz | Byron B. Rooney

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Phone: (212) 450-4000 Fax: (212) 701-5800

450 Lexington Avenue | New York, NY

USA 10017

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Class A ordinary shares, par value US$0.000006666666667 per shareNUNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

The number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2025 was 3,833,072,934 Class A ordinary shares, and 1,022,600,698 Class B ordinary shares.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes☐ No ☒

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer ☒ Accelerated Filer☐ Non-accelerated Filer☐ Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements:☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b):☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this annual report:

U.S. GAAP ☐International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ☒Other ☐

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17 ☐Item 18 ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes☐ No☒

Table of contents

Page
Presentation of Financial and Other Information1
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements5
PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
A. Directors and Senior Management155
B. Advisers155
C. Auditors155
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
A. Offer Statistics155
B. Method and Expected Timetable155
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION
A. [Reserved.]85
B. Capitalization and Indebtedness85
C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds85
D. Risk Factors85
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. History and Development of the Company11
B. Business Overview13
C. Organizational Structure81
D. Property, Plants and Equipment83
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS85
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
A. Operating Results155
B. Liquidity and Capital Resources184
C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.187
D. Trend Information187
E. Critical Accounting Estimates187
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A. Directors and Senior Management187
B. Compensation194
C. Board Practices200
D. Employees202
E. Share Ownership202
F. Disclosure of a Registrant's Action to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation202
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A. Major Shareholders203
B. Related Party Transactions205
C. Interests of Experts and Counsel206
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information206
B. Significant Changes208
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING
A. Offer and Listing Details208
B. Plan of Distribution208
C. Markets208
D. Selling Shareholders209
E. Dilution209
F. Expenses of the Issue209
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A. Share Capital209
B. Memorandum and Articles of Association209
C. Material Contracts222
D. Exchange Controls223
E. Taxation223
F. Dividends and Paying Agents231
G. Statement by Expert231
H. Documents on Display231
I. Subsidiary Information231
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK231
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
A. Debt Securities238
B. Warrants and Rights238
C. Other Securities239
D. American Depositary Shares239
PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
A. Defaults239
B. Arrears and Delinquencies239
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
A. Material Modifications to Instruments239
B. Material Modifications to Rights239
C. Withdrawal or Substitution of Assets239
D. Change in Trustees or Paying Agents239
E. Use of Proceeds239
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
A. Disclosure Controls and Procedures239
C. Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm240
D. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting240
ITEM 16. [RESERVED]
ITEM 16A. Audit Committee Financial Expert240
ITEM 16B. Code of Ethics240
ITEM 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services241
ITEM 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees242
ITEM 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers242
ITEM 16F. Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant242
ITEM 16G. Corporate Governance243
ITEM 16H. Mine Safety Disclosure255
ITEM 16I. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections255
ITEM 16J. Insider Trading Policies255
ITEM 16K. Cybersecurity255
PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS257
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS257
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS257
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