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🤓 Brazil🇧🇷: New security standards for transactions with #Pix Paid Members Public
🤓 Brazil🇧🇷: New security standards for transactions with #Pix People and companies with irregular status with the Tax Agency (IRS) will no longer be able to use the instant payment system. The issue is not the fiscal debt, but the user identification. ▶️ Previously: Financial institutions only needed to verify that the
📢 Brazil🇧🇷: In 2024, 97% of betting transactions were made via #Pix Paid Members Public
📢 Brazil🇧🇷: In 2024, 97% of betting transactions were made via #Pix A study by fintech Pay4Fun found that Pix, Brazil’s instant payment system, was the most used method for transactions in betting platforms. Far behind were e-wallets (1.47%), bank transfers (1.36%), and the boleto (0.45%), a
🎉 Brazil🇧🇷: Mexican Platform Belvo🇲🇽 Launches Biometric Pix Paid Members Public
🎉 Brazil🇧🇷: Mexican Platform Belvo🇲🇽 Launches Biometric Pix The Mexican open banking leader expands its presence in Brazil, betting on optimizing the #Pix instant payments system. 🟢 Launched on February 28, Biometric Pix enables users to authorize transactions through biometric authenticationor fingerprint scanning, eliminating the need for passwords or banking app access.
🙈 Brazil🇧🇷: More than 80% of Illegal Betting Platforms Are Still Operating Paid Members Public
🙈 Brazil🇧🇷: More than 80% of Illegal Betting Platforms Are Still Operating As expected, Brazil continues to be a hotspot for illegal betting. ➡️ Context: Last year, the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) from the Ministry of Finance attempted to block 7,599 illegal betting sites, but most are still active,
🇧🇷 🤬 Brazil: Government Proposes Taxing Betting Bonuses, Causing Outrage in the Industry Paid Members Public
🇧🇷 🤬 Brazil: Government Proposes Taxing Betting Bonuses, Causing Outrage in the Industry The Federal Ministry of Finance has proposed including betting bonuses in the calculation base for GGR (Net Betting Revenue), meaning they would be taxed as part of the platform's income. It’s important to remember that Brazil
⚡️ Brazil🇧🇷: Banco do Brasil Expands Contactless Payments with Pix for All Individual Customers Paid Members Public
⚡️ Brazil🇧🇷: Banco do Brasil Expands Contactless Payments with Pix for All Individual Customers Since February 24, all bank customers can use Pix by proximity, after nearly 5 months of testing. Note: Banco do Brasilis not the central bank, although the federal government owns 50% of its shares. ➡️ Android users can
😱 Brazil🇧🇷: Regulator prepares for the "National Registry of Banned Gamblers" Paid Members Public
😱 Brazil🇧🇷: Regulator prepares for the "National Registry of Banned Gamblers" The Brazilian government is developing a national registry of banned gamblers. Citizens included in this list will not be allowed to play on sports betting platforms with fixed odds, and the organization responsible for this system will be
💰 EBANX🇧🇷 expands to Uruguay🇺🇾: Brazilian fintech obtains payment provider license Paid Members Public
💰 EBANX🇧🇷 expands to Uruguay🇺🇾: Brazilian fintech obtains payment provider license It is now officially registered with the Central Bank of Uruguay as a "Payment and Collection Service Provider" (PSPC). ▶️ EBANX specializes in opening correspondent accounts and operates in 15 Latin American countries, 3 in Africa, and now also