One rail reached most of Brazil in three years.: Around eight in ten adults, from a standing start in late 2020.

More than 140 million Brazilians pay this way.. Around eight in ten adults, from a standing start in late 2020.

One rail reached most of Brazil in three years.: In three years Pix passed cash and cards to sit at the centre of daily money.

It became the country's favourite way to pay faster than anything before it.. In three years Pix passed cash and cards to sit at the centre of daily money.

One rail reached most of Brazil in three years.: Free to send, instant, open to every bank.

Built and given away by the central bank.. Free to send, instant, open to every bank. No card network took a cut.

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One rail reached most of Brazil in three years.

One rail reached most of a country in three years flat.

By capsrow · Updated July 2026

More than 140 million Brazilians pay this way.Around eight in ten adults, from a standing start in late 2020.
It became the country's favourite way to pay faster than anything before it.In three years Pix passed cash and cards to sit at the centre of daily money.
Built and given away by the central bank.Free to send, instant, open to every bank. No card network took a cut.

One rail reached most of a country in three years flat.

Pix launched in Brazil in late 2020. By 2023 more than 140 million people - roughly eight in ten adults - were paying with it, and it had overtaken cash and cards to become the everyday default. It is free, instant, and open to every bank, built and given away by the central bank itself.

When the state builds the rail and charges nothing, adoption isn't marketed. It just happens.

Sources. Source: Banco Central do Brasil, 2023.