Asset ManagerRIA · CRD 157155SEC-Registered

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Dock

Dock is the white-label infrastructure provider powering embedded finance for over 70 million accounts across Latin America.

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Dock

Dock is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Westport, CT, registered since 2012. The firm manages approximately $1.7 billion in regulatory assets. It has 4 employees and 2 investment advisers.

General information

Firm type

Asset Manager

Year founded

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

Latin America

Country

Brazil

City

Corporate office

Sector focus

FinTechEnterprise SoftwareBanking & Payments Infrastructure

Frequently asked questions

Who runs Dock and what is its operational structure?

Dock operates as a privately held technology and financial infrastructure company. The firm does not publicly disclose a single named executive on its website or primary professional profiles. It functions with a commercial leadership team visible only through business-development contact forms and industry appearances, reflecting a B2B posture where the client relationship and platform uptime take precedence over personality-driven governance.

Is Dock a bank, a fintech, or an infrastructure provider?

Dock is a regulated payments institution and direct Pix participant under Brazilian bank code 301, but it does not operate retail bank branches or consumer-facing financial products. The firm is best understood as a licensed infrastructure layer: its white-label platform lets retailers, fintechs, and enterprises embed banking, card issuing, and payments into their own applications while Dock handles regulation, compliance, and card-network relationships behind the scenes.

Which Latin American markets does Dock operate in?

Dock's primary markets are Brazil and Mexico. In Brazil, it operates as a direct Pix participant and card issuer. Following its September 2023 merger with Mexico's Cacao Paycard (per the firm, September 2023), the company expanded its cross-border card issuing and processing capabilities, targeting Spanish-speaking Latin America with a unified infrastructure for embedded finance.

How does Dock generate revenue and monetize its platform?

Dock likely generates revenue through platform fees tied to transaction volume, card issuance, and modular SaaS subscriptions for its banking, acquiring, and fraud-prevention products. The firm’s website positions it as a provider that lets clients 'launch' and 'scale' financial services, with pricing accessible through a commercial contact form. Given its white-label model, revenue is typically a blend of per-transaction processing fees, setup charges, and recurring license fees — though specific financials remain undisclosed.

Does Dock take balance-sheet risk or hold customer deposits?

Dock facilitates digital accounts and payments for its enterprise clients’ end-users, but the available information does not confirm whether it holds those deposits on its own balance sheet or relies on partner banks for custody. As a regulated payments institution and Pix participant, it can settle transactions directly but is likely to partner with chartered financial institutions for deposit-taking when required, maintaining its focus on platform operations rather than balance-sheet-intensive banking.

What is Dock's relationship with the Pix instant-payment system?

Dock is a direct participant in Brazil's Pix network, operating under central bank code 301. This allows the firm to settle instant-payment transactions without routing through an intermediary bank. The firm reports processing over one billion Pix transactions annually, making Pix integration a core component of its banking-as-a-service and acquiring products.

How does Dock handle regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions?

Dock states that it manages 'all the bureaucracy, IT, products, regulatory, licenses, and fraud prevention' for its clients. In Brazil, this is anchored by its own payments-institution license and Pix direct participation. In Mexico, the Cacao Paycard merger brings additional card-processing and issuing licenses. The firm offers these licenses as part of its white-label package, meaning end-clients can launch financial services under Dock’s regulatory umbrella without obtaining their own banking charters.

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