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Brazilian kidnappers take advantage of new PIX payments system

Brazil's central bank has imposed spending limits on its new PIX instant payments platform in the face of a sharp increase in "lightning kidnappings".

08 September 2021

Company announcement/crypto

Banco Central do Brasil releases general guideline for a Brazilian CBDC

To promote innovation in payment services, demanded by the accelerated digital transformation underway in the global economy, the discussion about the issuance of digital currencies by central banks (Central Bank Digital Currencies - CBDCs) has gained prominence over the last few years.

02 June 2021

News/regulation

WhatsApp payment service gets go-ahead for Brazil relaunch

Brazil's central bank has given Facebook-owned WhatsApp the greenlight to relaunch P2P payments in the country - nine months after suspending the service.

01 April 2021

Company announcement/regulation

Brazil's central bank launches regulatory sandbox

The National Monetary Council (CMN) and Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) established the guidelines for the operation of the 'Controlled Tests Environment for Financial and Payment Innovations' (Regulatory Sandbox).

06 November 2020

News/payments

Brazil Central Bank ices Facebook's WhatsApp payment service

The central bank of Brazil has suspended Facebook's WhatsApp payment service within ten days of its roll out, citing competition issues in the mobile payment space.

24 June 2020

News/retail

Brazil introduces open banking

Brazil is the latest country to embrace open banking, rolling out a new regulation enabling licensed institutions to share customer data.

20 May 2020

News/payments

Brazil preps instant payment scheme

Brazil's central bank has set out the details of its ambitious new instant payment scheme, which is set to go live in November.

24 February 2020

News

Brazilian regulators to share data over private blockchain platform

The Central Bank of Brazil has established a permissioned ledger for the sharing of data with other national supervisory authorities.

20 June 2018

News

Brazilian central bank draws on Big Tech support for new innovation lab

The Central Bank of Brazil has opened an innovation laboratory for creating new financial applications with the support of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and IBM.

23 May 2018