The Latin American Payment Blog

Insights from the payments industry in Latin America, consumer trends and more

Why You Should Consider a Fraud Prevention System

Brazil has a number of options for paying for goods and services. These are debit and credit cards (more commonly local and rarely also internationally enabled ones). Bank slips (boleto…

PIX payments are taking Brazil by storm

PIX payments are taking Brazil by storm Brazil’s new instant bank transfer system called PIX is Brazil’s new infrastructure for instant payments. Announced on February 19th, 2020 by the Central…

Reaching the Unbanked Population in Brazil

How do you reach the unbanked population of Brazil? As we all know from years of seeing sweeping images of Ipanema beach, the vibrant street culture in Salvador, and hearing…