UnionPay to plug Chinese payment apps into Brazil’s Pix after US tariffs over the system
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Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post19:59
China’s UnionPay International plans to connect Chinese payment apps to Pix, the Brazilian payment system at the centre of Washington’s trade case against Brasilia, allowing Chinese tourists to pay by scanning a code. Under the pilot, users of the UnionPay app and of Chinese bank apps linked to its platform would scan a merchant’s code and pay from the account they use at home. Chinese state media reported that access would later extend to other digital wallets in UnionPay’s global network....
Mon, 10 August 2026
2 reports- yahoo.com13:09first to report
The pilot is expected to support spending by Chinese tourists visiting Brazil.
- Channel News Asia14:49
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- riotimesonline.com14:06
Instant payments in Chile are taking shape through a bank-led project called Tiro, as the central bank regulates rather than builds a Pix-style rail.