{"id":1653,"date":"2026-05-22T13:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/?p=1653"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:02:38","slug":"como-brasil-revoluciono-los-pagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/es\/blog\/how-brazil-rewired-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo Brasil revolucion\u00f3 los pagos."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h-public-rails-changed-finance-fast\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Los rieles p\u00fablicos cambiaron las finanzas r\u00e1pidamente.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-why-pix-changed-brazilian-finance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Por qu\u00e9 Pix cambi\u00f3 las finanzas brasile\u00f1as.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los responsables pol\u00edticos de Brasil siguen enfrent\u00e1ndose a una pregunta apremiante: \u00bfc\u00f3mo pueden ampliar la inclusi\u00f3n financiera sin subvencionar monopolios privados ni esperar a que los mercados se coordinen por s\u00ed solos? En noviembre de 2020, el banco central lanz\u00f3 Pix. En 15 meses, 671 millones de adultos se hab\u00edan convertido en usuarios activos, una tasa de adopci\u00f3n sin parang\u00f3n a nivel mundial. La barrera era un sistema de pagos fragmentado y de alto costo, basado en infraestructuras heredadas lentas y tarifas arraigadas. Brasil super\u00f3 esa barrera creando una plataforma estatal e interoperable y exigiendo la participaci\u00f3n para alcanzar escala r\u00e1pidamente. El resultado fue claro. P\u00fablico <a href=\"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/es\/blog\/estonia-construyo-un-estado-digital\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"786\">infraestructura digital<\/a> pueden remodelar mercados, reducir costos y ampliar la inclusi\u00f3n m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido que los sistemas privados por s\u00ed solos. Este art\u00edculo explica qu\u00e9 cambi\u00f3, qu\u00e9 lo impuls\u00f3 y qu\u00e9 hizo el estado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-pix-changed-money-and-markets\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00f3mo Pix cambi\u00f3 el dinero y los mercados.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-real-time-settlement-changed-money-flows-fast\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">La liquidaci\u00f3n en tiempo real cambi\u00f3 los flujos de dinero r\u00e1pidamente.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entre 2020 y 2024, Brasil reestructur\u00f3 los flujos financieros en torno al sistema de liquidaci\u00f3n en tiempo real de Pix. Para 2024, Pix proces\u00f3 26,455 billones de reales, lo que represent\u00f3 el 48,1 % de todas las operaciones de pago, y domin\u00f3 las transacciones minoristas. La liquidaci\u00f3n instant\u00e1nea elimin\u00f3 el tradicional \u00abflotante\u00bb de los pagos. Por lo tanto, los bancos tuvieron que mantener m\u00e1s activos l\u00edquidos, mientras que su margen para la intermediaci\u00f3n crediticia se redujo. Las empresas y los hogares tambi\u00e9n mantuvieron m\u00e1s dinero en dep\u00f3sitos a la vista para transferir fondos r\u00e1pidamente. Esto intensific\u00f3 la competencia por los dep\u00f3sitos y redujo los m\u00e1rgenes de los pr\u00e9stamos. Pix tambi\u00e9n formaliz\u00f3 transacciones que antes no se documentaban, creando nuevos datos para <a href=\"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/es\/blog\/corea-credito-cambio\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"787\">puntaje de cr\u00e9dito<\/a> y los flujos de capital de trabajo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El capital humano tambi\u00e9n se ampli\u00f3 gracias a la inclusi\u00f3n financiera. Pix incorpor\u00f3 a 71,5 millones de nuevos usuarios a las finanzas digitales, mientras que la tasa de titularidad de cuentas pas\u00f3 del 57,1 % de los adultos en 2017 a alrededor del 90,1 % en 2024. Sin embargo, esta expansi\u00f3n sigue siendo superficial. Muchos de los nuevos usuarios dependen de Pix para realizar transferencias simples y a\u00fan no utilizan servicios de ahorro, cr\u00e9dito o seguros. Esto es importante porque el acceso masivo no es lo mismo que una mayor capacidad financiera. El sistema de Brasil combina ahora una amplia inclusi\u00f3n con una profundidad limitada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-open-rails-broke-incumbent-bank-control\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Los rieles abiertos rompieron el control de los bancos establecidos.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pix tambi\u00e9n cambi\u00f3 las reglas del mercado. El Banco Central de Brasil exigi\u00f3 que los grandes bancos se unieran, mientras que las instituciones m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as pod\u00edan ingresar en la misma infraestructura. Ahora, m\u00e1s de 770 participantes incluyen bancos, fintechs y cooperativas de cr\u00e9dito. El gran n\u00famero de participantes rompi\u00f3 el f\u00e9rreo control que los actores establecidos ten\u00edan sobre la infraestructura de pagos y redujo la concentraci\u00f3n. Tambi\u00e9n abri\u00f3 espacio para la competencia de fintechs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las instituciones del mercado pasaron de sistemas cerrados a una infraestructura abierta e interoperable. Pix estandariz\u00f3 las interfaces, los protocolos de pago y las interfaces de programaci\u00f3n de aplicaciones (API). Esto permite a las empresas integrar los pagos en las plataformas digitales con mayor facilidad. A continuaci\u00f3n, los comerciantes sustituyeron muchos terminales de punto de venta por pagos mediante c\u00f3digos QR, eludieron a los adquirentes tradicionales y redujeron los costos de transacci\u00f3n a alrededor de 0,221 TP3T. El comercio electr\u00f3nico tambi\u00e9n se movi\u00f3. A finales de 2023, Pix gestionaba alrededor de un tercio de las transacciones en l\u00ednea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La regulaci\u00f3n cambi\u00f3 con el mercado. El <a href=\"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/es\/blog\/mexico-gano-el-poder-estatal-1910-1940\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"793\">gobernanza de datos centralizada del banco central<\/a> a trav\u00e9s del directorio DICT y mantuvo el control soberano sobre los datos de pago. Tambi\u00e9n impuso tarifas cero para los particulares y tarifas bajas para los comerciantes. Ese dise\u00f1o mezcl\u00f3 la competencia con la coordinaci\u00f3n. El resultado fue un sistema h\u00edbrido de mercado y estado construido en torno a las finanzas digitales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-the-pandemic-accelerated-digital-payment-use\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">La pandemia aceler\u00f3 el uso de pagos digitales.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El COVID-19 aceler\u00f3 un dr\u00e1stico cambio en el orden social y econ\u00f3mico de Brasil. La ayuda de emergencia entregada a trav\u00e9s de <a href=\"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/es\/blog\/el-salto-tecnologico-movil-de-mexico-1990-2010-lecciones-para-transiciones\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"777\">cuentas digitales<\/a> incorpor\u00f3 a 14 millones de personas no bancarizadas al sistema financiero y cre\u00f3 una base de usuarios temprana para Pix. Los confinamientos y las preocupaciones sanitarias llevaron entonces a la gente hacia los pagos sin contacto. A medida que m\u00e1s personas usaban Pix, los efectos de red atra\u00edan a a\u00fan m\u00e1s usuarios. El sistema se integr\u00f3 en las transacciones cotidianas muy r\u00e1pidamente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El uso del efectivo se redujo de 421 billones de reales del volumen minorista en 2020 a 221 billones de reales en 2023. El cambio a Pix supuso una transici\u00f3n estructural del intercambio f\u00edsico al digital. Los trabajadores informales, los microempresarios y los hogares de bajos ingresos adoptaron Pix como herramienta cotidiana. Esto cambi\u00f3 qui\u00e9n pod\u00eda pagar, qui\u00e9n pod\u00eda recibir pagos y qui\u00e9n pod\u00eda gestionar el flujo de efectivo. Pero tambi\u00e9n surgieron nuevos riesgos, como el fraude y las transferencias coercitivas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las coaliciones pol\u00edticas tambi\u00e9n cambiaron. El banco central afirm\u00f3 su autonom\u00eda y se convirti\u00f3 en un operador directo del mercado. Eso redefini\u00f3 el papel del Estado dentro del sistema financiero. Permiti\u00f3 una implementaci\u00f3n r\u00e1pida, pero tambi\u00e9n cre\u00f3 tensi\u00f3n entre el control p\u00fablico y la competencia privada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-why-did-pix-spread-so-quickly\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 Pix se extendi\u00f3 tan r\u00e1pidamente?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-crisis-and-policy-widened-the-choice-set\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">La crisis y la pol\u00edtica ampliaron el conjunto de opciones.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antes de Pix, el sistema de pagos de Brasil estaba fragmentado entre efectivo, transferencias bancarias, redes de tarjetas y herramientas de fintech de circuito cerrado. Estas opciones variaban en costo, velocidad y acceso, pero no interoperaban y no pod\u00edan escalar bien. La pandemia aument\u00f3 la demanda de pagos digitales. La pol\u00edtica introdujo entonces una nueva opci\u00f3n: Pix. Eso cambi\u00f3 el men\u00fa de tecnolog\u00edas disponibles para usuarios y empresas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El banco central ampli\u00f3 el conjunto de opciones al permitir la entrada de fintechs e instituciones m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as, al tiempo que exigi\u00f3 la participaci\u00f3n de los grandes bancos. <a href=\"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/es\/blog\/como-la-politica-y-las-finanzas-expandieron-internet\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"779\">APIs abiertas<\/a> y el dise\u00f1o est\u00e1ndar permiten a las empresas probar nuevos modelos de negocio, incluidos servicios de Pix vinculados a cr\u00e9ditos y pagos integrados en el comercio electr\u00f3nico. La demanda impulsada por la crisis y la experimentaci\u00f3n habilitada por las pol\u00edticas, por lo tanto, ampliaron el rango de tecnolog\u00edas de pago viables muy r\u00e1pidamente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-low-fees-and-speed-forced-switching\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Las bajas comisiones y la velocidad forzaron el cambio.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pix impuso una fuerte presi\u00f3n selectiva en el sistema de pagos de Brasil. Cero comisiones para el consumidor y comisiones muy bajas para los comercios hicieron que los usuarios y las empresas abandonaran las opciones m\u00e1s costosas. Los comercios tambi\u00e9n eligieron Pix porque la liquidaci\u00f3n era inmediata. Eso mejor\u00f3 el flujo de caja y reemplaz\u00f3 sistemas que tardaban d\u00edas en liquidarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esa presi\u00f3n afect\u00f3 los ingresos heredados. Los bancos tradicionales perdieron ingresos por comisiones, mientras que las comisiones por d\u00e9bito cayeron dr\u00e1sticamente ante la competencia de Pix. Las fintech ganaron cuota de mercado utilizando Pix como un producto de atracci\u00f3n de clientes a bajo precio. El valor se transfiri\u00f3 a trav\u00e9s del sistema. Los actores establecidos se debilitaron, mientras que los nuevos participantes ganaron terreno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La pandemia reforz\u00f3 estas presiones. Los confinamientos jugaron en contra del efectivo y otros sistemas f\u00edsicos, mientras que las plataformas digitales ganaron terreno. El precio, la velocidad y la facilidad de uso favorecieron a Pix. Por lo tanto, se convirti\u00f3 en la opci\u00f3n de pago dominante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-the-state-solved-the-scale-problem\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">El estado resolvi\u00f3 el problema de escala.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La difusi\u00f3n ocurri\u00f3 inusualmente r\u00e1pido porque el estado <a href=\"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/es\/blog\/como-china-escalo-rapidamente-2005-2026\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"778\">resolvi\u00f3 el problema de coordinaci\u00f3n<\/a> al principio. La participaci\u00f3n obligatoria cre\u00f3 una masa cr\u00edtica en el lanzamiento. El sistema de alias de DICT tambi\u00e9n simplific\u00f3 las transferencias. Los usuarios pod\u00edan pagar usando n\u00fameros de tel\u00e9fono o c\u00e9dulas de identidad, reduciendo as\u00ed las barreras para la adopci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las interfaces estandarizadas impulsaron a\u00fan m\u00e1s la difusi\u00f3n. Al exigir un dise\u00f1o similar en todas las aplicaciones, el banco central redujo los costos de aprendizaje entre los proveedores. Los comerciantes difundieron Pix a trav\u00e9s de c\u00f3digos QR, mientras que los actores informales lo adoptaron sin comprar hardware. Eso import\u00f3 porque los bajos costos de instalaci\u00f3n ampliaron el uso entre peque\u00f1as empresas y usuarios de bajos ingresos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las API abiertas ayudaron a las empresas a integrar Pix en plataformas digitales, ampliando as\u00ed su uso en comercio electr\u00f3nico y servicios. Los efectos de red luego reforzaron la adopci\u00f3n. A medida que m\u00e1s usuarios y comerciantes se unieron, Pix se convirti\u00f3 en el m\u00e9todo predeterminado. Los sistemas heredados perdieron terreno y, en muchos casos, quedaron obsoletos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-how-the-state-established-pix\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00f3mo el estado estableci\u00f3 Pix.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-the-central-bank-set-the-course\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">El banco central marc\u00f3 el rumbo.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Banco Central de Brasil actu\u00f3 como <a href=\"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/es\/blog\/la-transformacion-de-brasil-de-1930-a-1980\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"792\">arquitecto y orquestador<\/a> de este cambio. Estableci\u00f3 un objetivo claro: construir un sistema de pago universal y de bajo costo bajo control p\u00fablico. Tambi\u00e9n requiri\u00f3 participaci\u00f3n para superar problemas de acci\u00f3n colectiva y bloquear la resistencia de los incumbentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El banco central tambi\u00e9n molde\u00f3 la estructura del mercado. Dise\u00f1\u00f3 un sistema abierto e interoperable en el que las instituciones compet\u00edan en las mismas v\u00edas. Luego protegi\u00f3 sus efectos de red suspendiendo plataformas competidoras, lo que permiti\u00f3 que Pix lograra el dominio. Esa combinaci\u00f3n de establecimiento de reglas e intervenci\u00f3n directa cambi\u00f3 el papel del Estado en la infraestructura digital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-the-state-built-the-core-rails\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">El estado construy\u00f3 las v\u00edas principales.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El estado construy\u00f3 y oper\u00f3 la infraestructura central: el sistema de liquidaci\u00f3n en tiempo real, o SPI, y el directorio DICT. Invirti\u00f3 en API est\u00e1ndar, marcos de seguridad y reglas de interfaz. Eso le dio a las empresas privadas una base para la innovaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La pol\u00edtica p\u00fablica tambi\u00e9n ampli\u00f3 la inclusi\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de ayudas de emergencia y esfuerzos de educaci\u00f3n financiera. Al vincular Pix con Open Finance, el estado ampli\u00f3 su alcance en cr\u00e9dito, pagos y plataformas digitales. Eso trat\u00f3 los pagos como <a href=\"https:\/\/techrevlac.org\/es\/blog\/el-modelo-de-crecimiento-del-cerrado-brasileno-la-capacidad-estatal-y-la-gobernanza-de-la-tierra\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"794\">infraestructura p\u00fablica<\/a>, m\u00e1s parecido a carreteras o electricidad que a un mercado de servicios privados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-rules-shifted-as-new-risks-emerged\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Las reglas cambiaron a medida que surgieron nuevos riesgos.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El banco central ajust\u00f3 su pol\u00edtica ante la aparici\u00f3n de nuevos riesgos. Estableci\u00f3 l\u00edmites a las transferencias nocturnas y cre\u00f3 mecanismos para recuperar fondos obtenidos fraudulentamente. Tambi\u00e9n continu\u00f3 agregando funcionalidades, como pagos con QR y transacciones automatizadas. Esto ampli\u00f3 las capacidades de Pix, al tiempo que se intentaba contener las nuevas amenazas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin embargo, persistieron importantes lagunas. El sistema no anticip\u00f3 inicialmente los riesgos de fraude, no aplic\u00f3 est\u00e1ndares de seguridad consistentes ni evit\u00f3 las salidas de capital facilitadas por las finanzas digitales. El estado tampoco abord\u00f3 la exclusi\u00f3n de personas sin tel\u00e9fonos inteligentes o acceso a internet confiable. El estado practic\u00f3 la gobernanza adaptativa en medio de un cambio r\u00e1pido: un dise\u00f1o inicial s\u00f3lido seguido de ajustes reactivos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-should-other-countries-learn\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 deber\u00edan aprender otros pa\u00edses?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La experiencia de Brasil ofrece tres lecciones para los responsables de pol\u00edticas de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Primero, la secuenciaci\u00f3n importa porque el estado resolvi\u00f3 el problema de coordinaci\u00f3n antes de que el mercado se expandiera. Requiri\u00f3 participaci\u00f3n y asegur\u00f3 la interoperabilidad, y sin ese paso, la difusi\u00f3n probablemente se habr\u00eda estancado. Segundo, las estructuras de costos importan porque las tarifas cero para los consumidores y la liquidez instant\u00e1nea para los comerciantes crearon una presi\u00f3n poderosa para cambiar. Tercero, la inclusi\u00f3n requiere inversi\u00f3n complementaria porque la baja alfabetizaci\u00f3n financiera y la infraestructura digital limitada a\u00fan restringen un mayor impacto en el desarrollo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La principal desventaja es entre la velocidad y el control. El despliegue r\u00e1pido cre\u00f3 vulnerabilidades en la prevenci\u00f3n del fraude, los flujos de capital y la supervisi\u00f3n regulatoria. Por lo tanto, los responsables de la formulaci\u00f3n de pol\u00edticas necesitan equilibrar la innovaci\u00f3n con la capacidad institucional, especialmente en seguridad digital y educaci\u00f3n financiera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los sistemas de pago no son una infraestructura neutral. Pix lo demuestra. El control sobre la red permiti\u00f3 al Estado remodelar la competencia, reducir costos y ampliar la inclusi\u00f3n. Pero la restricci\u00f3n principal sigue siendo la profundidad, no solo el acceso. 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