Bank
Itaú Unibanco
Itaú Unibanco Holding is a Brazilian banking group based in São Paulo whose shares also trade in New York. It runs ia.i, a generative AI assistant for its customers, and builds AI models on its own data. On 26 October 2026 it agreed to buy the Brazilian AI startup NeoSpace for BRL 2.925 billion.
Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Facts at a glance
| Type | Banking and financial services group |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Praça Alfredo Egydio de Souza Aranha, 100, Torre Conceição, São Paulo, Brazil source |
| SEC reporting | Foreign private issuer filing annual reports on Form 20-F source |
| AI assistant | ia.i, a generative AI assistant source |
| Pending acquisition | NeoSpace A.I. Technologies Ltda. for BRL 2,925,000,000, announced 26 October 2026 source |
Questions people ask
- What AI company is Itaú buying?
- NeoSpace A.I. Technologies, a Brazilian startup that builds foundation models. Itaú disclosed the deal in a material fact dated 26 October 2026.
- What is ia.i?
- Itaú's generative AI assistant for customers, which the bank says the NeoSpace deal will help develop further.