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XP Inc. Reports 3Q20 Financial Results
SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XP Inc. (NASDAQ: XP) (“XP” or the “Company”), a leading tech-enabled platform and a trusted pioneer in
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[{"type":"text","content":"SÃO PAULO, Brazil, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XP Inc. (NASDAQ: XP) (“XP” or the “Company”), a leading tech-enabled platform and a trusted pioneer in providing low-fee financial products and services in Brazil, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2020.\n To our shareholders: Today, we are reporting our fourth quarterly results since our IPO back in December 2019. Despite all the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, we generated record revenue in 3Q20 (R$2.2 billion), representing 55% YoY growth, and well above our long-term target (+35%). More important than the most recent quarter’s results, we remain excited about the long journey we have ahead of us. As I have repeatedly emphasized in prior quarterly letters to shareholders, taking a long-term view is essential to how we view our business and the opportunities ahead. Over the last 12 months, we generated Gross Revenue of R$8.0 billion, an increase of 148% when compared to R$3.2 billion for the full year of 2018. Despite the strong growth, we have captured a modest market share of the investments industry, where the incumbent banks still maintain a large majority (~90%). That said, we remain in the early stages of coming to market with additional services through our bank, including collateralized credit, margin loans, structures notes (COE) issuance, and credit cards, amongst others. This process of disruption likely continues for many years to come at an accelerating clip, mainly driven by swifter digitalization and low interest rates in Brazil. With that scenario in mind, we stepped up the pace of investments in technology and people to further strengthen our platform to drive a differentiated customer experience. Our vision integrates an agile model with our strategic initiatives, utilizing more data analysis for decision making and driving greater scalability across our businesses. Examples of recent technology initiatives that meaningfully enhanced the platform without a concurrent step up in related costs include Clear and the IFA tailor-made app Hub. Without meaningful headcount additions, Clear’s Active Clients were up 165% YoY and DARTs were up 141% YoY in 3Q20 reinforcing the stability of the platform. Furthermore, improvements in our Hub app, including the addition of CRM tools to Hub Web and Mobile, formed an integra...