#PIX
This tag brings together CiberLATAM’s coverage of Brazil’s instant payments ecosystem and the security risks that surround it. Readers will find reporting on fraud, social engineering, phishing, credential abuse, and other tactics targeting users, merchants, and digital channels connected to that environment.
Brazil Central Bank tightens PIX rules
New PIX rules take effect March 1, 2027, adding fraud controls, longer dispute windows and bans on links in payment receipts.
Sep 5, 2026 · 3 min
Brazil tightens cybersecurity rules
Brazil’s central bank tightened controls on providers, RSFN, Pix and the Reserve Transfer System, with stronger authentication.
Sep 1, 2026 · 4 min
Brazil tightens data and Pix fraud controls
Brazil’s central bank is revising open finance rules and speeding up Pix safeguards with AI, standard alerts and bank-to-bank sharing.
Aug 31, 2026 · 4 min
Brazil tightens central bank cyber rules
Brazil’s central bank has strengthened bank cyber controls and expanded oversight of Pix and crypto assets through 2027.
Aug 28, 2026 · 4 min
Brazil Central Bank tightens Pix controls
Brazil’s Central Bank tightens Pix rules, adds cryptoasset oversight, and raises security requirements for banks
Aug 27, 2026 · 2 min
Brazil Central Bank tightens Pix and Open Finance
Brazil’s central bank updated Pix rules, set Open Finance milestones, and added new security, audit and traceability requirements.
Aug 25, 2026 · 3 min
Brazil’s BCB 766 updates Pix MED
Brazil updated the Pix DICT manual with deeper tracing, an 80-day response window, and new MED 2.0 adjustments.
Aug 24, 2026 · 38 min
Brazil's Central Bank steps up audits and monitoring of Pix and virtual assets
Brazil’s Central Bank adds audits, preventive holds and tighter monitoring for Pix and virtual assets, with new provider requirements.
Aug 23, 2026 · 4 min
Brazil tightens BC rules for Pix
Brazil’s Central Bank adds limits for unregistered devices and requires device validation for higher-value Pix transfers.
Aug 21, 2026 · 4 min
Brazil banks face more digital fraud
STJ rulings may help victims recover losses, while a TCU audit says PCC and Comando Vermelho ran digital fraud tied to state benefits.
Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min
Brazil Open Finance and Deepfake Fraud
Evertec shows how Open Finance, Pix and facial biometrics are creating new fraud paths in Brazil, and how banks and regulators are responding.
Aug 3, 2026 · 38 min
Brazil Tightens Pix Controls
Brazil’s central bank is weighing Pix restrictions for institutions with cyber weaknesses while moving ahead with new rules for PSAVs.
Jul 22, 2026 · 3 min
Brazil Tightens Pix Rules
Brazil’s central bank is putting cyber risk on par with capital and liquidity in Pix oversight, while regular users see no changes.
Jul 14, 2026 · 3 min