# Pix

> Source: https://pay.wiki/payment-methods/pix

Pix is Brazil's instant payment scheme, designed and run by the Banco Central do Brasil and live since 16 November 2020. A payer sends money to a registered Pix key or by scanning a QR code from any participating bank or fintech app, and the transfer completes instantly, 24 hours a day. Beyond person-to-person transfers it now covers merchant checkout, billing (Pix Cobranca), recurring debits (Pix Automatico) and contactless payments. In 2025 Pix handled nearly 80 billion transactions worth over R$35 trillion and was used by 148 million people and 12.8 million companies, with more than 920 million keys registered.

- Identifier: pm_56
- Category: A2A / bank transfer / RTP
- Status: active
- Countries: BR
- Currencies: BRL

## Sources

- [docs.adyen.com](https://docs.adyen.com/payment-methods/pix/)
- [ppro.com](https://www.ppro.com/payment-methods/pix-automatico/)
- [docs.dlocal.com](https://docs.dlocal.com/docs/brazil)
- [docs.dlocal.com](https://docs.dlocal.com/docs/brazil-payouts)
- [docs.stripe.com](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/pix)
- [tecnoblog.net](https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/pix-automatico-chega-em-junho-saiba-como-ira-funcionar/)

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