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PIX: Instant Payment Method in Brazil

In my previous post, I explained how Pix (soon to be released) could affect boletos in Brazil; however, I had not published any preliminary information on what it is nor how it will work. This is the reason I am here; to make amendments and add a little more context to the whole “Has potential to end boleto transactions”...

Nuts & Bolts: Enabling payments in BRL

There are a few factors you need to know before enabling sales on your website for the Brazilian market and starting to do cross-border transactions (when the payee and transaction recipient are in separate countries) through international acquiring. Today I will discuss three of them from a customer standpoint. Banks use the “tourism dollar (dólar turismo)” rate to convert purchases...

PIX has the potential to end boleto transactions

PIX could end one of the main pains of e-commerce in Brazil – boleto transactions. Nearly 50% of all boleto transactions do not convert into sales. It happens because the customer issues a boleto but does not pay it, and since there is a fixed cost per issued boleto, unpaid boletos can get costly. For e-tailers, it creates a bigger...

Why all e-commerce should pay more attention to Latam

When a merchant that gross in online sales 4.5 billion USD per year, globally, do not understand the importance of having local payments in LATAM, I feel I’m doing my job wrong. This week I changed the settings in the tool I use for prospecting and it paid off. In acquiring I call a “gold nugget” a lead that...

Amenidades dos cartões de créditos para viagem

Viajar a trabalho é uma parte essencial da minha vida, o que me levou a comparar os cartões de crédito e suas vantagens específicas para quem está sempre na estrada. O MasterBlack e o Visa Infinite são dois dos cartões mais desejados no Brasil, prometendo uma infinidade de vantagens em seus sites. No entanto, na prática, eles nem sempre entregam...

The main reasons for chargebacks in Brazil

Whether you are a merchant who has received his first chargeback or a consumer curious about how chargebacks work, it is important to understand the purpose, history and impact that chargebacks make on those involved in the process. Not recognizing the merchant’s name in the card statement It is important to understand how you PSP will display your online business’ name on the...

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Update: Pix Automático Release Delayed to June 2025

Banco Central released a note stating that the release...

Contactless Payments with PIX Are Here

I've got great news for all PIX fans! PIX...

A Batalha Entre Cartões de Crédito e PIX: O Que Está em Jogo?

Essas são as "headlines" de notícias sobre cartão de...

Benefícios dos Cartões de Crédito: Serão Eles Superados pelo PIX?

Quem trabalha com meios de pagamento está sempre conversando...

PIX se Torna Referência Global em Tecnologia de Pagamentos

Pix caminha para se tornar global: Lembram da empolgação...

Fast forward: The Revolution in Boleto Settlement Times

It's the hot topic of conversation, but let me...