Banco Central do Brasil

21 results about this entity

Period: 23 May 2018 - 20 Dec 2024

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Brazil greenlights PayRetailers acquisition of Transfeera

The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) have officially approved the acquisition of Transfeera, a fintech specialised in payment solutions for businesses, by PayRetailers, a leading payments processor in Latin America and Africa.

Brazil preps new round of CBDC pilots

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Brazil preps new round of CBDC pilots

Google, Visa and Nubank are among the big names selected to take part on the second round pilots for Brazil's Drex CBDC project.

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Lift Lab resumes innovation projects for the Brazillian financial system

The Laboratório de Inovações Financeiras e Tecnológicas (LIFT), a joint initiative of Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) and Federação Nacional de Associações dos Servidores do Banco Central (Fenasbac), announces the resumption of activities following a hiatus in 2023.

Brazil delays launch of recurring Pix payments

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Brazil delays launch of recurring Pix payments

The Brazilian central bank has pushed back the addition of recurring payments to its Pix platform from October until next June.

Sustainable development goals take G20 TechSprint centre stage

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Sustainable development goals take G20 TechSprint centre stage

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Banco Central do Brasil have put sustainable finance at the centre of the latest G20 TechSprint hackathon competition.

Big names join Brazil's CBDC pilot phase

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Big names join Brazil's CBDC pilot phase

Brazil's central bank has picked 16 proposals - from firms including Nubank, Microsoft, Visa and SETL - for the pilot phase of its Drex CBDC project.

Brazil's Pix used for more transactions than credit and debit cards combined

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Brazil's Pix used for more transactions than credit and debit cards combined

Brazil's Pix continues its runaway success, with more transactions made using the instant payments platform in the first quarter than credit and debit cards combined.

Visa uses CBDC for programmable finance prototype for farmers

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Visa uses CBDC for programmable finance prototype for farmers

Taking up a challenge from Brazil's central bank, Visa has built a prototype of a programmable finance platform for farmers using a CBDC.

Payments Canada Summit: real-time payment success stories

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Payments Canada Summit: real-time payment success stories

Nearly 80 countries around the world now have real-time payment systems, with dozens of other markets in the process of developing their own platforms. Representatives from Brazil and Australia joined the Payments Canada Summit on Thursday to share their experiences.

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Banco Central do Brasil extends scope of Digital Real pilots

Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) established rules and procedures for operating the Real Digital pilot project (RD Pilot).

Brazil central bank chief predicts death of credit cards

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Brazil central bank chief predicts death of credit cards

Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto believes credit cards are on the brink of extinction due to growth in account-to-account based open payments.

Brazil central bank picks digital real challenge partners

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Brazil central bank picks digital real challenge partners

Brazil's central bank has picked project proposals from nine firms - including Santander, Visa and Bitcoin Market - for a challenge investigating the development of a CBDC.

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