Warren Buffett dumps Visa and Mastercard stock, buys Nubank

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has sold a combined $3.1 billion worth of shares in Visa and Mastercard and bought a $1 billion stake in Brazilian digital lender Nubank.

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Warren Buffett dumps Visa and Mastercard stock, buys Nubank

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In SEC filings, Berkshire Hathaway reveals that is has sold Visa shares worth $1.8 billion and Mastercard shares worth $1.3 billion.

Meanwhile, legendary investor Buffett's firm snapped up shares worth $1 billion in Nubank, which went public in December at a $40 billion valuation.

Hathaway had previously invested $500 million in Nubank as part of a Series G funding round last summer.

Visa and Mastercard may be blue chip stocks but Nubank has become one of the sensations of the fintech era, attracting around 50 million customers in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia.

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A Finextra member 

Why the clickbait title? They sold 13% of their position in Visa...you make it sound like they exited completely. 

Ketharaman Swaminathan

Ketharaman Swaminathan Founder and CEO at GTM360 Marketing Solutions

LOL you've answered your own question. "Why the clickbait title?" Because... clickbait title:)

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