PIX breaks new record with 152.7 million transactions in a single day

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The milestone was reached on Wednesday (6). According to the Central Bank, the previous record was on August 4, with 142.4 million operations. Payment via PIX Giovane Oliveira/SEMUC PMBV PIX broke a new record on Wednesday (6), with 152.7 million transactions in a single day and R$ 76.103 billion handled. According to the monetary authority, the previous record was on August 4, with 142.4 million operations. “The numbers reinforce the strong adherence of people and companies to PIX, a means of payment launched by BC in November 2020”, says the Central Bank. “Transactions from individuals to legal entities stand out as the main driver of recent growth. Pix’s initial growth and adherence was based on transfers between individuals. Pix’s maturation, its convenience in use and the development of market integration solutions are allowing for greater diversification in use cases, increasing their importance in the smooth functioning of the national economy”, continues the BC. The instant payments system was launched in November 2020. According to the BC, as of August, there were 650.7 million keys registered in the system, and 153.3 million users. This week, the BC predicted that PIX could be used for new purposes in the future, such as paying tolls, parking and public transport. “The use of new technologies that make the payment experience even faster can be beneficial mainly in some specific use cases, such as paying for tolls on highways, parking lots and public transport”, says the Central Bank. The Central Bank also reaffirmed that PIX may be used, in the future, for international operations, enabling remittances, payments between companies and payments for purchases of goods and services abroad.

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