This week, the Central Bank reported that Brazilians managed to record the highest amount of transfers per pix in a single month, in March. According to data published by BC, 1.2 trillion reais were transferred per image in the last month, the largest amount in history since the creation of the tool.

As if the record amount transferred in one month wasn’t enough, the Central Bank reported that the number of transactions made per pix in March was also the highest ever. Prior to this, 2.873 billion transactions in December 2022 was the highest figure. However, 3 billion transactions have been registered in the last month.

This increase comes after two consecutive months of declining Pix usage. Transfers in January and February amounted to about 2.5 million. And this is even after the previous record, set in December last year, when 2.8 billion operations were performed.

According to a study published by the Central Bank, Brazil ranks second in the global ranking of instant payment usage in 2022. A survey conducted by ACI Worldwide and GlobalData shows that 29.2 billion transactions were recorded in the country, which corresponds to 15% of the global volume. Leadership belongs to India, which reached the mark of 89.5 billion transactions.

Brazil is one of the leaders in instant payments

The Central Bank announced that in 2022, Brazil ranked second in the ranking of the highest rates of use of instant payments in the world, behind only India. According to Prime Time for Real-Time Report, jointly developed by ACI Worldwide and GlobalData, there were 89.5 billion transactions in India compared to 29.2 billion in Brazil, representing 15% of total transactions worldwide.

According to the Prime Time for Real-Time report, instant payments accounted for 195 billion transactions in 2022, up 63.2% year-on-year. It is predicted that by 2027 this amount will reach 511.7 billion, which could correspond to 27.8% of all electronic payments made in the world.

In the short term, the central bank emphasizes that the study predicts even more promising numbers for Pix. According to a Prime Time for Real-Time report, the average monthly number of Pix transactions per person aged 15 and over will increase to 51.8 in 2027, putting Brazil in second place in this indicator – just behind Bahrain with a score of 83.3 in four countries. years. Currently, the Brazilian index stands at 14.2, ranking 4th in the world.

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Via: CNN

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