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Three countries. Twelve partners. One strategic immersion

Last week, on May 12, Sandra Martinez Espinoza and I began a trip across three Latin American countries where PPRO operates: Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. The mission was to gain insights into local payment ecosystems, engage with our partners, and identify how we as a company can better serve the global merchants we support. We started in Chile We met with Kushki,...

Pix vs. Credit Cards: The Brazilian Payment Debate

Welcome 2025, It's been a while since my last post, but here is my first of the year! Warning: I wrote about the same topic in Portuguese last year, but the conversation resurfaced with another friend. So here I am! An endless debate for anyone working with the payment industry in Brazil is whether Pix will eventually replace credit cards....

Conheça as Variações de Pix Parcelado

O Pix Parcelado promete revolucionar o mercado de crédito no Brasil e embora não tenha uma data exata para seu lançamento, o mercado estima que seja ainda esse ano, mas empresas como RecargaPay e PicPay oferecem a modalidade há algum tempo. Ambas as instituições são reguladas como Instituição de Pagamento pelo Bacen. Ainda que não sigam no modelo ideado pelo Banco...

Update: Pix Automático Release Delayed to June 2025

Banco Central released a note stating that the release date for "Pix Automático," which would benefit recurring service providers, will change from October 28 of this year to June 16, 2025. This is not the first time the release date has been pushed forward; in October 2023, BACEN announced that the new release date would be April 2024. While BACEN...

Contactless Payments with PIX Are Here

I've got great news for all PIX fans! PIX contactless payments will completely change the way we make PIX payments to brick-and-mortar establishments. I wrote about how PIX's integration with digital wallets like Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay would be a game changer just three months ago. So let's have a look at some statistics before getting...

Apostas no Brasil: Como a Regulamentação Está Modelando o Futuro do Setor

Não quero “chover no molhado”, mas, considerando que já se passaram sete meses desde que o governo brasileiro decidiu “entrar na roda” e regularizar as apostas esportivas: claro, visando levar uma fatia desse bolo, achei interessante fazer um compilado das informações mais relevantes, tanto do mercado quanto do próprio governo.Para quem ainda não se deu conta do tamanho, o...

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Update: Pix Automático Release Delayed to June 2025

Banco Central released a note stating that the release...

Contactless Payments with PIX Are Here

I've got great news for all PIX fans! PIX...

A Batalha Entre Cartões de Crédito e PIX: O Que Está em Jogo?

Essas são as "headlines" de notícias sobre cartão de...

Benefícios dos Cartões de Crédito: Serão Eles Superados pelo PIX?

Quem trabalha com meios de pagamento está sempre conversando...

PIX se Torna Referência Global em Tecnologia de Pagamentos

Pix caminha para se tornar global: Lembram da empolgação...

Fast forward: The Revolution in Boleto Settlement Times

It's the hot topic of conversation, but let me...