NU
Quality Rating
Nu Holdings Ltd. (NU), a leading digital banking platform in Latin America, undergoes Shariah compliance screening revealing non-compliance primarily due to its core involvement in conventional interest-bearing financial services (riba) and exceeding liquidity thresholds across major standards. While financial ratios for debt and non-compliant income meet requirements, the business model and liquidity position lead to exclusion from all major Shariah indices. This report provides a multi-perspective analysis, highlighting regional variations and ESG alignment, with recommendations for purification where applicable and alternative investments.
Purification Required
Minimal purification needed for dividend income
Index Inclusion
Not included in any major Shariah-compliant indices (S&P, MSCI, FTSE, DJIM)
Key Compliance Considerations
- Core business activities involve conventional interest-bearing products (riba), disqualifying under business activity screening
- Liquidity ratio of 37.41% exceeds AAOIFI (30%), MSCI (33.33%), and S&P (33%) thresholds
Debt Ratio
2.7%
Liquidity Ratio
37.4%
Interest Income Ratio
0.0%
Purification
0.00%