Alexandre Pereira

Driving Payment Success with Banks, Acquirers and Card Schemes 🏦💳 | Payments Strategy ♜💡 | Global Cross-Border Payments Expert 🌎 | Payment Partnerships 🤝 | Payment Consulting 📋🎯

Brazil’s Sports Betting Market Gears Up with New Regulatory Office

February has just begun, and to get off on the right foot, I will share good news about the sports betting regulation in Brazil....

How AI in Payment Systems Benefit PSPs and Merchants

AI is gradually becoming an essential part of companies budgets due to its growing importance in business transformation, and payments are no exception. It...

Navigating Misconceptions and Realities Surrounding PIX

Although PIX has been in the spotlight for the past few months, there are quite a few misconceptions about it. For some, it is...

From Galaxy to iPhone, Navigating the Unexpected Hurdles

Today I'm not going to talk about payments, but about my transition from the Samsung S line to the iPhone! I was trying to...

What to Expect from the Payment Industry: Possible Trends for 2024

New technology, as well as how people react to and interact with innovation, have compelled organizations across industries to seek updates on a regular...

PIX MED: A Pix Superhero Rescuing Users from Fraudulent Schemes

PIX MED (Mecanismo Especial de Devolução) is an exclusive Pix mechanism designed to smooth out fund reimbursements in the event of fraud, providing victims...

Game On: Brazil’s Betting Industry Overhaul and Its Impact on Operators and Users

I'll share the scoop on what's next in payment processing for sports betting in Brazil, how it impacts operators, users, and most importantly, how...

Merchants will offer even more benefits for using PIX in e-commerce transactions in 2024

PIX acceptance has progressively increased, and merchants now offer discounts or free shipping to clients who choose to pay using a QR code. In...

Online betting is drawing in young people

Sports betting is on the rise in Brazil, as revealed by the latest Datafolha survey released this Saturday (13). The study discloses that 15% of...

PIX Has Officially Received The Torch

This week, the Brazilian Central Bank (BACEN) discontinued DOC (Documento de Crédito), a payment method introduced in 1985 in response to the overwhelming success...