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Case study · 2026

Vela

An AI that actually knows your money — taxes, investments and finances, answered with Banco Central data.

RoleDesign + Engineering
ProductWeb app · AI
StatusLive · beta
Vela — site

The context

Generic AI gives generic money advice. Vela grounds every answer in real Brazilian rates — Selic, CDI, IPCA — and your own numbers.

The challenge: make a finance chatbot feel trustworthy and calm — dark, precise, data-first, never hypey. A serif display for warmth, a mono for the numbers, a single green for confidence.

Product

№ 01

Answers with receipts.

Vela — recursos
Chat that knows financeAsk about investments, taxes and planning — answered with Banco Central data.
Live market ratesSelic, CDI and IPCA straight from the source, no delay.
Personal by profileIncome, tax regime and expenses shape every answer.
№ 02

Security you can read in plain words.

Vela — segurança

Outcome

IAgrounded in real data
3live rates: Selic · CDI · IPCA
0passwords asked — Open Finance

Live in beta, with bank connection via Open Finance on the way.

David Kang

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