{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"8224","rtpr_id":"nACSwDR18a","ticker":"PICS","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["PICS"],"title":"INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of PicS N.V. - PICS","author":"ACCESSWIRE","published_at":"2026-04-26T14:00:00.879Z","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / April\n26, 2026 / Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of\nPicS N.V. (\"PicPay\" or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:PICS). Such investors are\nadvised to contact Danielle Peyton at newaction@pomlaw.com or 646-581-9980,\next. 7980.\n\nThe investigation concerns whether PicPay and certain of its officers and/or\ndirectors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business\npractices.\n\n[Click here for information about joining the class action]\n(https://pr.report/kyui)\n\nOn or around January 29, 2026, PicPay conducted its initial public offering\n(\"IPO\"), selling 22.86 million Class A common shares priced at $19.00 per\nshare. Then, on March 18, 2026, PicPay released its fourth quarter 2025\nfinancial results and revealed that, as part of the Company's \"annual review\nof expected credit loss parameters,\" it had made several \"enhancements\" to its\nExpected Credit Loss (\"ECL\") calculations, and \"implemented a stricter policy\nto accelerate the classification of renegotiated non-performing exposures from\nStage 2 to Stage 3.\" Consequently, \"R$590 million of Stage 2 portfolio\nbalances were reclassified to Stage 3, resulting in an ECL increase of R$88\n[$17.56 million USD].\" Stage 3 is the Company's highest risk category for its\ncredit portfolio.\n\nOn this news, PicPay's stock price fell $3.56 per share, or 22.5%, to close at\n$12.27 per share on March 19, 2026.\n\nPomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris,\nand Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of\ncorporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late\nAbraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz\npioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years\nlater, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the\nrights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and\ncorporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar\ndamages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.\n\nAttorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.\n\nSOURCE: Pomerantz LLP\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/investor-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-investigates-claims-on-behalf-1160642)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nACSwDR18a","title":"INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of PicS N.V. - PICS","author":"ACCESSWIRE","ticker":"PICS","created":"2026-04-26T14:00:00.879Z","tickers":["PICS"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire (https://www.accessnewswire.com/) / April\n26, 2026 / Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of\nPicS N.V. (\"PicPay\" or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:PICS). Such investors are\nadvised to contact Danielle Peyton at newaction@pomlaw.com or 646-581-9980,\next. 7980.\n\nThe investigation concerns whether PicPay and certain of its officers and/or\ndirectors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business\npractices.\n\n[Click here for information about joining the class action]\n(https://pr.report/kyui)\n\nOn or around January 29, 2026, PicPay conducted its initial public offering\n(\"IPO\"), selling 22.86 million Class A common shares priced at $19.00 per\nshare. Then, on March 18, 2026, PicPay released its fourth quarter 2025\nfinancial results and revealed that, as part of the Company's \"annual review\nof expected credit loss parameters,\" it had made several \"enhancements\" to its\nExpected Credit Loss (\"ECL\") calculations, and \"implemented a stricter policy\nto accelerate the classification of renegotiated non-performing exposures from\nStage 2 to Stage 3.\" Consequently, \"R$590 million of Stage 2 portfolio\nbalances were reclassified to Stage 3, resulting in an ECL increase of R$88\n[$17.56 million USD].\" Stage 3 is the Company's highest risk category for its\ncredit portfolio.\n\nOn this news, PicPay's stock price fell $3.56 per share, or 22.5%, to close at\n$12.27 per share on March 19, 2026.\n\nPomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris,\nand Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of\ncorporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late\nAbraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz\npioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years\nlater, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the\nrights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and\ncorporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar\ndamages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.\n\nAttorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.\n\nSOURCE: Pomerantz LLP\nView the original press release\n(https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/business-and-professional-services/investor-alert-pomerantz-law-firm-investigates-claims-on-behalf-1160642)\non ACCESS Newswire\n\n\nCopyright 2026 ACCESS Newswire. 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