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- Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. operates as Brazil's largest private financial institution, providing a comprehensive range of banking, insurance, and investment services to retail, corporate, and institutional clients through its universal banking model. The company offers retail banking products including current and savings accounts, consumer loans, credit and debit cards, mortgages, and payroll loans; wholesale banking services such as working capital financing, trade finance, cash management, and treasury operations; investment banking encompassing underwriting, mergers and acquisitions advisory, equity and debt capital markets; asset management through mutual funds, private equity, hedge funds, and wealth management; as well as insurance products covering life, property, casualty, health, and pension plans; alongside securities brokerage, lease financing, foreign exchange, and real estate lending. Headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, and founded through the 2008 merger of Banco Itaú (established 1945) and Unibanco (established 1924), Itaú Unibanco maintains extensive geographic operations across Brazil with over 4,300 branches, and internationally in Latin America (Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay), the United States, Europe (Luxembourg, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom), and Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, United Arab Emirates), serving more than 55 million customers globally. Recent developments include the release of 2025 third-quarter results with announcements on dividends, interest on capital, and share cancellations, alongside updated 2025 projections incorporating a cost of capital around 15.0% per year, and ongoing emphasis on digital transformation through phygital service models and expanded lower-revenue client segments via tailored digital offerings like Itaú Emps.