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Stori

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Overview

Stori is Mexico's most inclusive credit-card-focused neobank — designed for underserved + no-credit-history Mexicans [1, 2, mx-cro]. Founded 2018, Stori reached 3+ million Mexicans by 2025 (up from 1.4M in 2022). Stori is 100% approval, easy + fast, with only few requirements — distinctive financial-inclusion positioning. Stori partnered with Shein 2024-2025 to launch Shein credit card — distinctive co-brand expanding credit-access for Shein-shopping Mexicans.

History

2018 — Stori founded [2] (some sources cite 2019 for Mexico operations launch).

2020-2022 — Mass underserved-Mexican credit-card adoption [3]: From 1.4M (2022) toward 3M+ (2025).

2022 — Series C funding round + unicorn status [wiki-stori].

2024 — Stori-Shein credit card partnership [3]: Expanded credit access for Shein-shopping Mexicans.

2025 — 3M+ Mexicans use Stori [2].

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: Stori (Mexican neobank).

Co-founders: Bin Chen + Marlene Garayzar + Jorge Tovar + Nick Chen + GY Liu — diverse Chinese-Mexican founding team.

Major investors: GIC + Lightspeed + General Catalyst + Goodwater Capital + Vision Plus Capital + Tresalia Capital + Source Code Capital + BAI Capital + Davidson Kempner + others. Series C 2022 valued Stori as unicorn (~$1.2B).

Regulator: CNBV (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores).

Technical integration

Layer Description
Channels Stori mobile app (iOS + Android) + Stori Card (Mastercard or Visa per product)
Identifiers Phone + email + card number
Distinctive products Stori Card (Mexico's most inclusive credit card — 100% approval, no credit history required) + Stori Savings (high-yield) + Stori Plazos (fixed-term investments) + Shein co-branded credit card (2024+)
Target demographic Underserved + no-credit-history Mexicans

Users & growth

2025 [2]:

  • Mexican users: 3+ million (up from 1.4M in 2022)
  • Series C valuation (2022): ~$1.2B (unicorn status)
  • Notable partnership: Shein co-branded credit card

Use cases

Mexican consumer credit access (cardinal use — for underserved + no-credit-history); Stori Card (Mastercard/Visa); high-yield savings (Stori Ahorro); fixed-term investments (Stori Plazos); Shein co-brand credit (2024+); credit-history building for underbanked Mexicans.

Implementations & partners

Operator: Stori.

Major investors: GIC, Lightspeed, General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital, Vision Plus Capital, Tresalia Capital, Source Code Capital, BAI Capital, Davidson Kempner.

Co-branded partnership: Shein (2024+ credit card).

Major Mexican competitors: Nubank Mexico (13M+ customers), [[klar]] (2M+ users; Bineo acquisition), [[hey-banco]] (600K+; independent Jan 2026), Albo, Cuenca (US-MX neobank), Mercado Pago Mexico.

Fun facts

  • 2018 founded with diverse Chinese-Mexican founding team (Bin Chen + Marlene Garayzar + Jorge Tovar + Nick Chen + GY Liu).
  • Mexico's most inclusive credit card: 100% approval + no credit history required + no annual fee — distinctive underserved-Mexican-credit-access positioning.
  • 3M+ Mexicans use Stori (2025) — up from 1.4M (2022).
  • Unicorn status from 2022 Series C (~$1.2B valuation).
  • Shein co-branded credit card (2024+) — distinctive e-commerce-partner expansion.
  • GIC (Singapore sovereign wealth) lead investor — substantial international backing.
  • 48% of Mexican adults unbanked: Stori's structural market context.
  • Klar + Stori "building credit-led ecosystems for underbanked consumers" (commonly compared positioning).

Comparison

Feature Stori [[klar]] Nubank Mexico [[hey-banco]] Albo
Operator Stori (Chinese-Mexican co-founders) Klar (German-Mexican co-founders) Nu Holdings (NYSE: NU) Hey Banco (independent Jan 2026) Albo
Type Credit card for underserved + high-yield savings + investments Credit + savings + investments + Bineo banking license pending Mass-market LATAM neobank Digital bank (post-Banregio split) Mexican digital wallet
Users (2025) 3M+ 2M+ 13M+ 600K+ Major
Distinctive 100% approval credit card (Mexico's most inclusive) + Shein co-brand $190M Series C Jul 2025 + Bineo acquisition Sep 2025 LATAM-largest neobank Profitable independence + agentic AI 2026 Mexican wallet pioneer
Funding ~$1.2B unicorn 2022 Series C $190M Series C Jul 2025 NYSE-listed Banregio subsidiary heritage Private

Status

Active, leading Mexican inclusive-credit-card neobank [1, 3]:

  • Stori since 2018.
  • 3+ million Mexicans use Stori (2025).
  • Unicorn status from 2022 Series C (~$1.2B).
  • Shein co-branded credit card (2024+).
  • GIC + Lightspeed + General Catalyst lead investors.
  • Mexico's most inclusive credit card — 100% approval + no credit history required.

Sources

Source

Biography extracted from stori.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.

source · docs/wallets/stori/index.md