Alexandre Pereira – Global Payment Spealist V1

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...

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...

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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It's fascinating to read the news these days. As someone who has been in the payment industry for nearly a decade, I've noticed a marked shift in how companies are marketing their services lately. Though I came into this field a bit late—missing the early 2000s transformation when Cielo was still called Visanet Brasil—I had a front-row seat to...

If you're not familiar with Pix, it's an instant payment method that the Brazilian Central Bank (Bacen) developed in 2020.It completely changed the payment landscape because of its confirmation and settlement time and because it is significantly less expensive than debit and credit cards for merchants.Pix has been so successful that central banks in various countries are now joining...