The PIX, Instant Transfer System of the Central Bank (BC), Set a New Record Last Wednesday (06). Read the Article and See the Numbers.
Wednesday was marked by a record in transactions made via PIX. According to information from the Central Bank, on the mentioned day, more than 170 million were recorded. This was the second time the mark was surpassed in 24 hours.
According to the institution, during Wednesday, 178.686 million transfers via PIX were made to final users. As explained by the Central Bank, despite this high demand, the operation of PIX was not affected, and the systems operated stably throughout the day.
As mentioned, this was the second time that the PIX recorded more than 170 million transactions. The previous record was from December 20, 2023. At that time, the number of transactions during the day was 178,091.
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Revolutionary Payment Method
Created in 2020, the tool is considered a revolution in how transactions are conducted in Brazil. Proof of this is that since November of the mentioned year, when PIX was implemented, this payment method became widely used, providing ease and agility in transactions between individuals and businesses.
Numbers from the Central Bank show that at the end of February, PIX had accumulated 160.83 million users. Of this total number, 146.95 million were individuals and 13.88 million were businesses. In January, according to the most recent data, the payment method surpassed the mark of R$ 1.82 trillion moved per month.

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