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Digital payment types in Brazil

Statistics report on which cashless payment methods and brands are used the most in Brazil

Potentially the market in Latin America with the highest digital payment potential, how does Brazil deal with cashless payment methods like digital wallets or buy now, pay later?

This report aims to provide a comparative overview of how different cashless, or digital, payment methods within Brazil compare against each other. Which payment method do consumers in the country prefer to use either in POS or online shopping? Which brands do they use? And how does Brazil deal with potential payment disruptors, such as buy now, pay later, cryptocurrency, or real-time payments?

The main structure of this report focuses on industry-important metrics for each payment method. The metrics are as follows:

  • Adoption and/or penetration;
  • The biggest brands within certain payment methods;
  • User count and/or user demographics;
  • Value of transactions, in domestic currency and/or U.S. dollar;
  • Number of transactions per user.


With those metrics, the following payment methods are discussed:

  1. Credit cards;
  2. Debit cards;
  3. Mobile payments at POS, also called contactless or mobile proximity payments;
  4. Payments in e-commerce, with any device;
  5. Buy now, pay later (BNPL);
  6. Cryptocurrency as a payment method;
  7. Account-to-account (A2A) payments;
  8. Real-time (instant) payments;
  9. (Digital) remittances.


The report, finally, closes off with a chapter on figures that help contextualize digital payments in the country - such as the market size of e-commerce, how many people do not have access to financial services, or the size of cross-border remittances from and towards the country.

The report is designed to be comparable with other "Digital payment types" studies that cover different countries across the world.

Table of contents

Market share

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  • Premium Statistic Annual level of ATM cash payments in Brazil 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual currency in circulation (CIC) to GDP ratio of Brazil 2001-2023
  • Premium Statistic Most used in-store (POS) payment methods in Brazil 2017-2025, with 2030 forecast
  • Premium Forecast Payments at points of sale by type in Brazil 2025
  • Premium Statistic Most used e-commerce payment methods in Brazil 2016-2025, with 2030 forecast
  • Premium Forecast Most common online payments by type in Brazil 2025

Penetration

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  • Premium Statistic Triennial credit card penetration in Brazil 2011-2024, by demographic
  • Premium Statistic Triennial debit card penetration in Brazil 2011-2024, by demographic
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly adoption of mobile payments at POS in Brazil 2018-2025
  • Premium Forecast Mobile payments usage by situation in Brazil 2024
  • Premium Statistic Penetration rate of wearable devices for payments in 7 countries Latin America 2024
  • Premium Statistic Annual crypto adoption development in Brazil 2020-2025, by metric
  • Premium Statistic Cross-border vs. domestic e-commerce in selected Latin American countries 2024
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly market share of incoming digital remittances in Brazil 2016-2025

Biggest brands

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  • Premium Statistic Biggest international and domestic payment card schemes in Brazil 2016-2024
  • Premium Forecast Biggest contactless payment brands at POS in Brazil 2024
  • Premium Forecast Biggest e-commerce payment brands in Brazil 2024
  • Premium Statistic Biggest buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps in Brazil 2015-2025, based on downloads
  • Premium Statistic Biggest cryptocurrency wallets in Brazil 2015-2025, based on downloads
  • Premium Statistic Biggest A2A payments brands in Latin America in 2024, based on number of transactions
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly market share of incoming remittance brands in Brazil 2011-2025

Users

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  • Premium Statistic Leading factors in choosing online payment methods in 7 countries Latin America 2024
  • Premium Statistic Annual credit card and debit cards issued in Brazil 2012-2024
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly Apple Pay penetration, online or offline, in Brazil 2019-2026
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly Google Pay penetration, online or offline, in Brazil 2019-2026
  • Premium Statistic Biggest buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps in Brazil in 2025, based on MAU
  • Premium Statistic Annual number of crypto users in Brazil 2017-2023
  • Premium Statistic Monthly number of users of real-time payment scheme Pix in Brazil 2021-2025

Transaction value

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  • Premium Statistic Annual key figures on credit card payments in Brazil, with forecasts up to 2029
  • Premium Statistic Annual credit card spending in Brazil 2012-2024, in local currency and USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual key figures on debit card payments in Brazil, with forecasts up to 2029
  • Premium Statistic Annual debit card spending in Brazil 2012-2023, in local currency and USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual contactless spending in Brazil 2018-2023, in local currency and USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual BNPL spending in Brazil 2022-2025, with a 2031 forecast
  • Premium Statistic Annual real-time payment spending Pix in Brazil 2020-2024, in local currency and USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual value of outgoing and incoming remittance flow in Brazil 2021, by country

Number of transactions

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  • Premium Statistic Annual number of credit card transactions in Brazil 2012-2024, per capita
  • Premium Statistic Size of a credit card transaction in Brazil 2012-2023, in local currency and USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual number of debit card transactions in Brazil 2012-2023, per capita
  • Premium Statistic Size of a debit card transaction in Brazil 2012-2023, in local currency and USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual number of real-time payments in Brazil in 2023, with a 2028 forecast
  • Premium Statistic Monthly number of payments with real-time scheme Pix in Brazil 2021-2026, per user
  • Premium Statistic Average real-time payment with Pix in Brazil 2020-2025, in local currency and USD

Miscellaneous

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  • Premium Statistic Annual number of POS terminals in Brazil 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Triennial unbanked population share in Brazil 2011-2024, by demographic
  • Premium Forecast Number of internet users in Brazil 2000-2050
  • Premium Forecast Mobile internet usage penetration rate in Brazil 2010-2050
  • Premium Forecast Forecast B2C e-commerce revenue in Brazil 2025-2030
  • Premium Statistic Payment types accepted by all e-commerce vendors in Brazil in 2022 and 2024
  • Premium Statistic Main cross-border online shopping origin markets in Brazil 2022, by market share
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