Pix is Brazil's instant bank-transfer scheme operated by Banco Central do Brasil, not a standalone commercial PSP.
Good
Editorial assessment, not a live-tested payment performance benchmark.
How this is calculatedDeposit fee
Not disclosed
Payout speed
Not disclosed
Currencies
BRL
Regions
1 region
Supported regionsLATAMPix is Brazil’s instant bank-transfer scheme operated by Banco Central do Brasil, not a standalone commercial PSP. Customers pay with a QR code or copy-and-paste code through a participating bank or payment institution. The merchant integrates through its PSP; PSP fees and merchant settlement schedules are not universal Pix scheme tariffs.
Any operator taking Brazilian traffic — it is the market default, not an option.
Verticals served
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Trade-offs
Figures marked “Not disclosed” have no public source. Most iGaming payment pricing is negotiated per merchant — we leave the gap visible rather than estimating.How we handle sources
Licences
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iGaming stance
The official source describes the product and its use case. This is not an independently measured market-share or performance ranking.
Worth knowing: Transfers are irreversible: there is no chargeback mechanism, so fraud risk sits with the operator.
Primary-source review: 5 October 2026. This is documentary research, not live payment testing. Provider claims are identified separately from documented terms.
Pix is a Brazilian instant-payment scheme, not a single PSP. Adyen's implementation requires a local Brazilian merchant entity and moves funds from the customer account to Adyen before merchant settlement. Official source.
Adyen describes real-time customer-to-provider transfer but daily transfer to the merchant bank account. Another Pix PSP can offer different treasury settlement timing, prices and payout services.
The documentation describes Pix fraud/dispute investigation with information-request webhooks. Absence of card-scheme chargebacks is not absence of fraud claims or reversals. Gaming eligibility must be checked independently of Pix availability.
Primary evidence for the industry use case or acceptance policy. Regional tags are evaluation coverage, not blanket gambling approval.
Checked 5 October 2026
Seven weighted factors produce 7.2. The heaviest is derived from the stance above, not scored by hand.
Regulatory assessment · 21 October 2026
5.5/10: a current authorisation for the contracting entity was not independently confirmed in the published evidence. The criterion is capped at 5.5 under the unverified-authorisation rubric. This is an evidence limitation, not a finding that the company is unlicensed or unlawful. For schemes and technical platforms, check the actual regulated PSP or acquirer rather than assuming the platform holds its authorisation.
Compliance criterion revised from 8.0 to 5.5 after the evidence review. Other criterion inputs were not changed.
iGaming acceptancederived
What we assess for iGaming acceptanceWhether gambling merchants are onboarded at allWhether the category is core business or a tolerated exceptionMarket-by-market acceptance, not just technical coverageWhether access runs through a scheme participant rather than a contract7.0 × 20% = 1.40
Regulatory & compliance
What we assess for Regulatory & complianceJurisdictions served and licences heldOwn acquiring licence versus a sponsor bankRegulator-imposed payment controls supportedTrack record in regulated markets5.5 × 20% = 1.10
Fees
What we assess for FeesPublished rate cards where they existWhether pricing is knowable before contractingFX spread disclosureRolling reserves and settlement float9.5 × 15% = 1.43
Geography
What we assess for GeographyNumber of markets servedDepth of local methods within eachCurrency listWhether coverage means availability for this category5.0 × 15% = 0.75
Settlement
What we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit9.5 × 10% = 0.95
Integration & API
What we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling8.0 × 10% = 0.80
Reliability & support
What we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling8.0 × 10% = 0.80
| Factor | Score | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
iGaming acceptancederivedWhat we assess for iGaming acceptanceWhether gambling merchants are onboarded at allWhether the category is core business or a tolerated exceptionMarket-by-market acceptance, not just technical coverageWhether access runs through a scheme participant rather than a contract | 7.0 | 20% | 1.40 |
Regulatory & complianceWhat we assess for Regulatory & complianceJurisdictions served and licences heldOwn acquiring licence versus a sponsor bankRegulator-imposed payment controls supportedTrack record in regulated markets | 5.5 | 20% | 1.10 |
FeesWhat we assess for FeesPublished rate cards where they existWhether pricing is knowable before contractingFX spread disclosureRolling reserves and settlement float | 9.5 | 15% | 1.43 |
GeographyWhat we assess for GeographyNumber of markets servedDepth of local methods within eachCurrency listWhether coverage means availability for this category | 5.0 | 15% | 0.75 |
SettlementWhat we assess for SettlementDeposit-to-balance timeWithdrawal-to-player timeWeekend and holiday behaviourWhether the provider or the scheme sets the limit | 9.5 | 10% | 0.95 |
Integration & APIWhat we assess for Integration & APIAPI and documentation qualitySDKs, plugins and platform connectorsTime from contract to first live transactionSandbox and testing tooling | 8.0 | 10% | 0.80 |
Reliability & supportWhat we assess for Reliability & supportObserved uptime and incident historyStatus page and incident communicationSupport model and escalation pathReconciliation and reporting tooling | 8.0 | 10% | 0.80 |
| Composite | 7.2 | ||
Local account-to-account
SDKs, plugins and connectors
Enabled through a participating PSP or bank
No third-party rating sourced for Pix yet. When one is added it will name its source — Trustpilot, G2 or similar — and the date it was read, in the same way every other figure on this site does.
FAQ
Scheme infrastructure reached through a licensed participant; acceptance depends on that participant. The official source describes the product and its use case. This is not an independently measured market-share or performance ranking.
LATAM. Coverage is where the rails reach — confirm acceptance for your specific licence separately, because the two are not the same thing.
We have no public rate card for Pix. Scheme access is priced by the licensed provider you reach Pix through, not by Pix. Ask for cost per successfully funded account under your own volume and market split rather than a headline rate.
Transfers are irreversible: there is no chargeback mechanism, so fraud risk sits with the operator.
The score is calculated from seven weighted criteria. See the scorecard on this page for the current criterion values, weights and total, and the methodology for the formula.
7.2
Good
Not a vendor decision. If you take Brazilian traffic, the only question is which provider gets you there.
Best forAny operator taking Brazilian traffic — it is the market default, not an option.
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