Nomad vs Principal Financial Group
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Nomad is a Brazilian-American fintech offering international USD accounts, debit cards, and investments to Brazilians; raised $113–119M total (Series B, Aug 2023); 1.5M+ customers; valued at R$1.8 billion; founded 2019, headquartered in Menlo Park.
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Nomad is a fintech company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with primary operations serving the Brazilian market. The company offers Brazilians access to international financial services — primarily a US dollar-denominated digital account, a debit card usable internationally, and investment products — without the complexity and cost historically associated with opening a foreign bank account. Nomad's core proposition addresses a longstanding pain point for Brazilian professionals, entrepreneurs, frequent travelers, and remote workers who receive income in dollars, invest internationally, or spend abroad: the Brazilian financial system has traditionally made international financial participation cumbersome and expensive.
Des Moines retirement and asset management (NASDAQ: PFG) at $16.13B 2024 revenue (+18%), $753B AUM; new CEO Deanna Strable (Jan 2025), Ascensus ESOP acquisition (2024), $1.7T AUA competing with Empower for mid-market 401(k).
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. is a Des Moines, Iowa-based financial services company — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: PFG) as an S&P 500 Financials component — providing retirement savings, asset management, and group insurance and benefits to 61 million customers worldwide through approximately 20,000 employees with $753 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of Q2 2025, $1.7 trillion in assets under administration, and $16.13 billion in 2024 annual revenue (up 18% year-over-year) with net income of $1.57 billion. Founded in 1879 as The Bankers Life Association by Edward Temple and Simon Casady to provide affordable life insurance to Iowans, Principal demutualized and completed its IPO in 2001. Deanna Strable became President and CEO in January 2025 (succeeding Dan Houston), with Joel Pitz named CFO. Principal operates through three segments: Retirement and Income Solutions (RIS — 401(k), 403(b), defined benefit plans, nonqualified executive benefits, pension risk transfer, and individual retirement products), Principal Asset Management (equity, fixed income, real estate, and alternative investments for institutional clients), and Benefits and Protection (group dental, vision, life, and disability insurance). Key acquisitions include AFP Cuprum (Chilean pension, $1.5B, 2012), Wells Fargo's institutional retirement and trust business ($1.2B, 2019, adding 401(k)/pension/ESOP plans), and the 2024 agreement to acquire Ascensus's ESOP business (800 plans, 165,000+ participants). Principal's market capitalization stands at approximately $18.3 billion.
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