Central Bank of Brazil

Brazil Considers Banning Stablecoin Withdrawals to Self-Custodial Wallets
Brazil Considers Banning Stablecoin Withdrawals to Self-Custodial Wallets
December 02, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) reportedly aims to prevent centralized exchanges from allowing their users to withdraw stablecoins to self-custodial wallets. Transfers of stablecoins...

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Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments
Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments
November 05, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Contactless Google Wallet payments are coming to Brazil’s Pix system. The country’s central bank this week previewed the new offering — Pix by Proximity —...

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EBANX Enables Merchants to Prepare for Pix Recurring Payments
EBANX Enables Merchants to Prepare for Pix Recurring Payments
October 15, 2024  |  Connected Economy

EBANX has enabled merchants to use its payment services to prepare to integrate the upcoming recurring transaction capability of Brazil’s Pix, Pix Automático (Automatic Pix)....

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Brazil’s Central Bank Promotes Pix as Cross-Border Payment Solution
Brazil’s Central Bank Promotes Pix as Cross-Border Payment Solution
February 27, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Brazil’s central bank is reportedly looking to take the country’s instant-payment system, Pix, to the global stage. With policymakers from the Group of 20 nations...

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Brazil to Cap Prepaid Card Interchange Fees to 0.7% Starting April 2023
Brazil to Cap Prepaid Card Interchange Fees to 0.7% Starting April 2023
September 26, 2022  |  Prepaid

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) is set to cap interchange fees for prepaid cards starting in April 2023, and it will also standardize the...

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CBDC Weekly: NY Fed Warns About Bank Risks; India Lauds Crypto ‘Killer’; Thai Central Banker Says CBDC Will Replace Cash; Brazil Wants ‘Innovation’
CBDC Weekly: NY Fed Warns About Bank Risks; India Lauds Crypto ‘Killer’; Thai Central Banker...
June 06, 2022  |  CBDC

Fed Exec Sees Payments ‘Revolution’ While the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department have been trying to reassure banks that a digital dollar would not disintermediate...

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Mercado Bitcoin, Stellar Team on CBDC Project
Mercado Bitcoin, Stellar Team on CBDC Project
May 24, 2022  |  CBDC

Latin American exchange Mercado Bitcoin is teaming with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) on one of the nine projects in the LIFT Challenge Real Digital,...

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Brazil Imposes Stricter FinTech Rules
Brazil Imposes Stricter FinTech Rules
March 11, 2022  |  Regulation

The Central Bank of Brazil unveiled stricter regulations for FinTech firms Friday (March 11), imposing regulations based on the size and complexity of these companies...

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Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point
Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point
March 06, 2020  |  Faster Payments

Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Digital payments sent internationally are expected to move past $1 trillion in 2025,...

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