Financial group sees unmet demand for loans among consumers and small businesses
Japan’s Credit Saison looks to develop demand for financing among Brazil’s low-income households and small businesses. (Source photos by Nikkei, Reuters)
SHOGO FURUTA
February 3, 2026 01:29 JST
TOKYO — Japanese credit card company Credit Saison plans to start an online banking business in Brazil, seeing an opportunity to provide lending to small businesses in a country that is embracing digital payments, Nikkei has learned.