{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"58071","rtpr_id":"nGNX3WWV9m","ticker":"PICS","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["PICS"],"title":"PicS N.V. (PICS) Faces Securities Class Action Related to IPO Omissions Regarding Credit Procedures and Quality – HBSS","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-06-08T22:04:43.104Z","article_body":"SAN FRANCISCO, June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PicS N.V. (NASDAQ: PICS)\nfaces a securities class action lawsuit just months after the company\ncompleted its initial public offering whereby it issued about 22.9 million\nshares to investors at $19 per share. The lawsuit seeks to represent investors\nwho purchased or otherwise acquired PicS common stock in and/or traceable to\nthe company’s January 30, 2026 IPO.\n\nBy the time of the lawsuit, PicS shares had steadily declined to $9.82, or\nover 51% below the IPO price as the company revealed adverse facts about its\npre-IPO credit evaluation procedures.\n\nThe revelations and severe PicS share price decline support national\nshareholder rights firm Hagens Berman’s investigation into legal claims that\nPicS and its co-defendants violated the federal securities laws.\n\nThe firm encourages PicS investors who suffered substantial losses to submit\nyour losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=zZAB2eVPC-vm_vbX2RCPlq99oLc1VpUtrt4JKFJ9i7k95GpFmmaIL0_c8e2ulcsVm-LhNyW5zOuBN6yWGqbfoGKgQjD9Paji19YosyNTJfrw0TN2TnnwmytM4VWdHvtL).\n\nLead Plaintiff Deadline: Aug. 4, 2026\nVisit: www.hbsslaw.com/investor-fraud/pics \nContact the Firm Now: PICS@hbsslaw.com \n                                        844-916-0895\n\nPicS N.V. (PICS) Securities Class Action:\n\nPicS operates one of the largest digital banks in Brazil and offers various\npayment, credit, insurance products. Credit products represent one of PicS’\nmain growth drivers, accounting for about 52% of its total revenue by the\ncompany’s fourth quarter of 2025.\n\nPicS’ credit evaluation and quality are of paramount importance to investors\nwho provide the capital. In its IPO documents, PicS assured investors that\n“[w]e are able to leverage the user data that we collect from transactions\nwithin our ecosystem […] to offer credit to those consumers who meet our\nstrict credit underwriting criteria.”\n\nThe litigation’s focus is on the propriety of PicS’ disclosures concerning\nthe sufficiency of its credit evaluation procedures, allowance for expected\ncredit losses (“ECL”), and classification of financial assets into Stage 1\n(no significant increase in credit risk since recognition), Stage 2\n(significant increase in credit risk subsequent to recognition) and Stage 3\n(credit impaired).\n\nThe complaint alleges that, unknown to investors, PicS had evaluated its\ncredit evaluation procedures before the IPO. During December 2025, PicS\ndetermined they were deficient and required enhancement.\n\nIn addition, the complaint alleges that PicS’ enhancement procedures\nresulted in the company reclassifying approximately R$590 million of exposures\nfrom Stage 2 to Stage 3 and resulted in an incremental ECL charge of R$88\nmillion in the three months ended December 31, 2025.\n\nMoreover, the complaint alleges PicS experienced a heightened and undisclosed\nStage 3 formation rate showing new contracts entering default spiking from\n3.8% in Q3 2025 to over 7% in Q4 2025. The metric substantially deviated from\nthe results and trends disclosed in the IPO offering documents.\n\nThe truth entered the market through a series of partial disclosures. For\nexample, on March 19, 2026 PicS filed its financial results for its Q4 and FY\n2025, which both ended before the IPO. The company’s Stage 2 to Stage 3\nreclassifications as well as its spike in defaulting Stage 3 loans were among\nthe matters revealed in the filing.\n\nThen, on June 2, 2026, PicS announced its Q1 2026 results revealing\nsignificant additional deterioration in credit quality and a massive 13% spike\nin Stage 3 loans.\n\n“We’re focused on whether PicS’ IPO documents were negligently prepared\nfor failing to disclose adverse facts about its credit evaluation\nprocesses,” said Reed Kathrein\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=x8wWpJtcG8gFnNGru7pdIPIal87rE6CSumonyHTbGSOb-69cvI2CHKEQBjeHQ40D8hIVU0Z57ZGK6CimOZ9r1xW1KugFyXeBCLHtlL6NAzJtZxhwjLlYwSROrOc_7LIN),\nthe Hagens Berman partner leading the firm’s investigation.\n\nIf you invested in PicS and have substantial losses, or have knowledge that\nwill assist the firm’s investigation, submit your losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=zZAB2eVPC-vm_vbX2RCPlq99oLc1VpUtrt4JKFJ9i7nIKzgJYeDXgAe5vLQdduLSb4anAKPkiTZrY2-cQTiKSAg7ePZ1iJ19_nvByr5P5oonTB4avPjafDPJtMhOWbem)\n»\n\nIf you’d like more information and answers to other frequently asked\nquestions about the PicS case and the firm’s investigation, read more\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=cHIc_K0yI0e5w1ArYzPKup0AxNn4gwMtkvZkeZH8jKgurYrqKGmrVt0NOqUH8lrv6JPBWRcTrSqtvS77RJ4bWZmrwo_Ln4ppJwGHrlMYIx_z3xN_yv9w9N74U4wJ3OHgkWWqMm5k_78B8Eb2mkCylg==)\n»\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=n48PfjCJ7JktRp3jdAj2at2CvM3Xu1eJRJOwFyLvtiziUBhgKr2-Mm9WZiMC-s5AhmQOt9MOeuBbedd-BTeahcNT4EJU6r7wDa8lBZZtlsMfmwKMQ6uA7iV8snyDGFDcEZ-YigSE1wns1KZ9JgnZlw==)\n\nWhistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding PicS should\nconsider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the\nSEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide\noriginal information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any\nsuccessful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein\nat 844-916-0895 or email PICS@hbsslaw.com.\n\nAbout Hagens Berman\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=iXWrczS24utqMhoOtGqeGAhTYExGK8zCaszfcpMspo_fEyNll3VtgqFcE3c9nBRNZ1f-FLJo8aRIqNlKf1F4WKPQWWu2Q-OrsyPuBVZOhoQ=)\nHagens Berman is a global plaintiffs’ rights complex litigation firm\nfocusing on corporate accountability. The firm is home to a robust practice\nand represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and\nothers in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate\nnegligence and other wrongdoings. Hagens Berman’s team has secured more than\n$2.9 billion in this area of law. More about the firm and its successes can be\nfound at hbsslaw.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=FbtKvxlhrmXkdJBn0eSpbxw4X5poz7aoeOMiDcs_aSgR2UBRHd3ztARFFYtIGIRYLfsB6gaxESq3TQDEXh3_1Q==).\nFollow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.\n\nContact: \nReed Kathrein, 844-916-0895 \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2c81cd72-0ffb-43c9-9d0f-b622c3e44e43)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX3WWV9m","title":"PicS N.V. (PICS) Faces Securities Class Action Related to IPO Omissions Regarding Credit Procedures and Quality – HBSS","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"PICS","created":"2026-06-08T22:04:43.104Z","tickers":["PICS"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"SAN FRANCISCO, June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PicS N.V. (NASDAQ: PICS)\nfaces a securities class action lawsuit just months after the company\ncompleted its initial public offering whereby it issued about 22.9 million\nshares to investors at $19 per share. The lawsuit seeks to represent investors\nwho purchased or otherwise acquired PicS common stock in and/or traceable to\nthe company’s January 30, 2026 IPO.\n\nBy the time of the lawsuit, PicS shares had steadily declined to $9.82, or\nover 51% below the IPO price as the company revealed adverse facts about its\npre-IPO credit evaluation procedures.\n\nThe revelations and severe PicS share price decline support national\nshareholder rights firm Hagens Berman’s investigation into legal claims that\nPicS and its co-defendants violated the federal securities laws.\n\nThe firm encourages PicS investors who suffered substantial losses to submit\nyour losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=zZAB2eVPC-vm_vbX2RCPlq99oLc1VpUtrt4JKFJ9i7k95GpFmmaIL0_c8e2ulcsVm-LhNyW5zOuBN6yWGqbfoGKgQjD9Paji19YosyNTJfrw0TN2TnnwmytM4VWdHvtL).\n\nLead Plaintiff Deadline: Aug. 4, 2026\nVisit: www.hbsslaw.com/investor-fraud/pics \nContact the Firm Now: PICS@hbsslaw.com \n                                        844-916-0895\n\nPicS N.V. (PICS) Securities Class Action:\n\nPicS operates one of the largest digital banks in Brazil and offers various\npayment, credit, insurance products. Credit products represent one of PicS’\nmain growth drivers, accounting for about 52% of its total revenue by the\ncompany’s fourth quarter of 2025.\n\nPicS’ credit evaluation and quality are of paramount importance to investors\nwho provide the capital. In its IPO documents, PicS assured investors that\n“[w]e are able to leverage the user data that we collect from transactions\nwithin our ecosystem […] to offer credit to those consumers who meet our\nstrict credit underwriting criteria.”\n\nThe litigation’s focus is on the propriety of PicS’ disclosures concerning\nthe sufficiency of its credit evaluation procedures, allowance for expected\ncredit losses (“ECL”), and classification of financial assets into Stage 1\n(no significant increase in credit risk since recognition), Stage 2\n(significant increase in credit risk subsequent to recognition) and Stage 3\n(credit impaired).\n\nThe complaint alleges that, unknown to investors, PicS had evaluated its\ncredit evaluation procedures before the IPO. During December 2025, PicS\ndetermined they were deficient and required enhancement.\n\nIn addition, the complaint alleges that PicS’ enhancement procedures\nresulted in the company reclassifying approximately R$590 million of exposures\nfrom Stage 2 to Stage 3 and resulted in an incremental ECL charge of R$88\nmillion in the three months ended December 31, 2025.\n\nMoreover, the complaint alleges PicS experienced a heightened and undisclosed\nStage 3 formation rate showing new contracts entering default spiking from\n3.8% in Q3 2025 to over 7% in Q4 2025. The metric substantially deviated from\nthe results and trends disclosed in the IPO offering documents.\n\nThe truth entered the market through a series of partial disclosures. For\nexample, on March 19, 2026 PicS filed its financial results for its Q4 and FY\n2025, which both ended before the IPO. The company’s Stage 2 to Stage 3\nreclassifications as well as its spike in defaulting Stage 3 loans were among\nthe matters revealed in the filing.\n\nThen, on June 2, 2026, PicS announced its Q1 2026 results revealing\nsignificant additional deterioration in credit quality and a massive 13% spike\nin Stage 3 loans.\n\n“We’re focused on whether PicS’ IPO documents were negligently prepared\nfor failing to disclose adverse facts about its credit evaluation\nprocesses,” said Reed Kathrein\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=x8wWpJtcG8gFnNGru7pdIPIal87rE6CSumonyHTbGSOb-69cvI2CHKEQBjeHQ40D8hIVU0Z57ZGK6CimOZ9r1xW1KugFyXeBCLHtlL6NAzJtZxhwjLlYwSROrOc_7LIN),\nthe Hagens Berman partner leading the firm’s investigation.\n\nIf you invested in PicS and have substantial losses, or have knowledge that\nwill assist the firm’s investigation, submit your losses now\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=zZAB2eVPC-vm_vbX2RCPlq99oLc1VpUtrt4JKFJ9i7nIKzgJYeDXgAe5vLQdduLSb4anAKPkiTZrY2-cQTiKSAg7ePZ1iJ19_nvByr5P5oonTB4avPjafDPJtMhOWbem)\n»\n\nIf you’d like more information and answers to other frequently asked\nquestions about the PicS case and the firm’s investigation, read more\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=cHIc_K0yI0e5w1ArYzPKup0AxNn4gwMtkvZkeZH8jKgurYrqKGmrVt0NOqUH8lrv6JPBWRcTrSqtvS77RJ4bWZmrwo_Ln4ppJwGHrlMYIx_z3xN_yv9w9N74U4wJ3OHgkWWqMm5k_78B8Eb2mkCylg==)\n»\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=n48PfjCJ7JktRp3jdAj2at2CvM3Xu1eJRJOwFyLvtiziUBhgKr2-Mm9WZiMC-s5AhmQOt9MOeuBbedd-BTeahcNT4EJU6r7wDa8lBZZtlsMfmwKMQ6uA7iV8snyDGFDcEZ-YigSE1wns1KZ9JgnZlw==)\n\nWhistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding PicS should\nconsider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the\nSEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide\noriginal information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any\nsuccessful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein\nat 844-916-0895 or email PICS@hbsslaw.com.\n\nAbout Hagens Berman\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=iXWrczS24utqMhoOtGqeGAhTYExGK8zCaszfcpMspo_fEyNll3VtgqFcE3c9nBRNZ1f-FLJo8aRIqNlKf1F4WKPQWWu2Q-OrsyPuBVZOhoQ=)\nHagens Berman is a global plaintiffs’ rights complex litigation firm\nfocusing on corporate accountability. The firm is home to a robust practice\nand represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and\nothers in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate\nnegligence and other wrongdoings. Hagens Berman’s team has secured more than\n$2.9 billion in this area of law. More about the firm and its successes can be\nfound at hbsslaw.com\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=FbtKvxlhrmXkdJBn0eSpbxw4X5poz7aoeOMiDcs_aSgR2UBRHd3ztARFFYtIGIRYLfsB6gaxESq3TQDEXh3_1Q==).\nFollow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.\n\nContact: \nReed Kathrein, 844-916-0895 \n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2c81cd72-0ffb-43c9-9d0f-b622c3e44e43)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-06-08T22:04:43.144634068Z","server_sent_at_ms":1780956283144},"received_at":"2026-06-08T22:04:43.199Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"47498","press_release_id":"58071","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Banks","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"Hagens Berman issued a press release soliciting investors in PicS N.V. 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