Banco Central do Brasil

17 results about this entity

Period: 23 May 2018 - 26 Apr 2024

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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.

Brazilian kidnappers take advantage of new PIX payments system

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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".

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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.

WhatsApp payment service gets go-ahead for Brazil relaunch

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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.

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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).

Brazil Central Bank ices Facebook's WhatsApp payment service

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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.

Brazil introduces open banking

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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.

Brazil preps instant payment scheme

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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.

Brazilian regulators to share data over private blockchain platform

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.

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

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.

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