Pix news and trends

PagBrasil and B89 Team to Extend Pix Payments Beyond Brazil
Partnerships // November 06, 2024

Peru’s B89 teamed with PagBrasil, which develops cross-border solutions for Brazil’s Pix payment system. The partnership will let B89 — a digital financial solutions company — offer the real-time payment services of Pix International to merchants outside Brazil, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 6) press...

Matera CEO Thinks US Banks Should Take a Page From Brazil’s Success With Pix and...
Payments Innovation // November 06, 2024

Digital transformation for banks and credit unions in the U.S. is ripe with opportunities, some of which can strengthen customer relationships in ways that only a few years ago would have been scarcely imaginable. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), direct connections and instant...

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

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 — on Monday (Nov. 4), with central bank (BC) President Roberto Campos Neto joined by Fábio Coelho, president of Google Brazil....

Instant B2B Payment Solutions Find Traction in Emerging Markets
B2B Payments // October 18, 2024

Change rarely occurs in isolation. With more businesses in emerging economies going digital with their purchases, pressure is building to modernize the payment process as well.   “When it comes to B2B payments in emerging markets, one very interesting thing is that currently more than 70%...

Interviews & Exclusives
Matera CEO Thinks US Banks Should Take a Page From Brazil’s Success With Pix and QR Code Payments

November 06, 2024
Digital transformation for banks and credit unions in the U.S. is ripe with opportunities, some of which can strengthen customer relationships in ways that only a few years ago would have been scarcely imaginable. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), direct connections and instant payments technology is moving banks closer than ever to end […]

Instant B2B Payment Solutions Find Traction in Emerging Markets

October 18, 2024
Change rarely occurs in isolation. With more businesses in emerging economies going digital with their purchases, pressure is building to modernize the payment process as well.   “When it comes to...

92% of Small Businesses in Latin America Accept Digital Payments

October 03, 2024
As the digital payments landscape in Latin America rapidly evolves with nearly 600 million people generating close to $6 trillion in GDP, consumers are shifting away from cash and embracing...

Exclusive: Mercado Pago CEO on Building Brazil’s Biggest Digital Bank

August 16, 2024
Most countries measure banking activity in terms of where and how it happens. Hence distinctions such as in-branch, ATMs, online and mobile. But in Latin America, for all intents and...

Quick Reads
Brazil’s PicPay Begins Offering Instant Payments via Meta and Microsoft

November 11, 2024
Digital bank PicPay is offering access to Brazil’s Pix instant payment system via WhatsApp. The new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered offering, announced Monday (Nov. 11), is made possible by PicPay’s partnerships with WhatsApp owner Meta and Microsoft. “Unlike traditional chatbot assistants, PicPay’s GenAI, developed in-house and powered by Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, can instantly recognize Pix keys in a […]

PagBrasil and B89 Team to Extend Pix Payments Beyond Brazil

November 06, 2024
Peru’s B89 teamed with PagBrasil, which develops cross-border solutions for Brazil’s Pix payment system. The partnership will let B89 — a digital financial solutions company — offer the real-time payment...

Brazil’s Central Bank Previews Contactless Pix Payments

November 05, 2024
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 — on Monday (Nov. 4), with...

EBANX Enables Merchants to Prepare for Pix Recurring Payments

October 15, 2024
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). With technical documentation now available...