📈 Brazil🇧🇷: Central Bank promotes the international expansion of Pix — now officially

📈 Brazil🇧🇷: Central Bank promotes the international expansion of Pix — now officially

On August 10, the regulator stated that it is evaluating the integration of Pix with similar foreign platforms. This is no longer a general proposal, but a concrete assessment of its implementation.

📌 The Central Bank of Brazil report states that the integration of #Pix with similar foreign systems could reduce costs, speed up transactions, expand geographic coverage, and increase transparency in cross-border payments.

📌 What has already been done❓

🔺 In July, the Central Bank reported the signing of agreements to exchange information related to #Pix with 65 foreign partners, including Germany🇩🇪, Canada🇨🇦, South Africa🇿🇦, and Turkey🇹🇷

🔺 This year, for the second consecutive summer (in the Southern Hemisphere, summer corresponds to winter in the Northern Hemisphere), Brazilian tourists in Argentina🇦🇷 were able to use #Pix thanks to its integration with Banco Patagonia.

🔺 In April, PayPal integrated #Pix into its payment platform for small businesses.

📌 Is everyone in agreement❓ No. The United States🇺🇸 has raised objections.

⬆️ In 2025, the Trump administration launched an investigation in which it accused the Central Bank of Brazil of a conflict of interest, arguing that it simultaneously operates and regulates the system.

⬆️ One of the main concerns of US partners is the declining market share of bank cards in Brazil, a trend that directly affects the interests of major global payment networks, particularly Visa and Mastercard.

⬆️ The investigation concluded in July 2026, and its findings served as the basis for the introduction of new 25% tariffs on certain Brazilian imports.

📌 Context: in 2025, the number of #Pix transactions increased by 25.7% compared with the previous year, reaching nearly 80 billion, while the total financial volume exceeded USD 6.87 trillion. B2C payments accounted for 43% of all transactions, compared with 6% in 2020, when the system was launched.

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