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UnionPay to plug Chinese payment apps into Brazil’s Pix after US tariffs over the system

South China Morning Post / 07 August 2026 / 2h ago

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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

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UnionPay to plug Chinese payment apps into Brazil’s Pix after US tariffs over the system

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