PPRO adds Pix Automático to its Local Payments Platform to serve the booming Brazilian subscription market

New functionality connects merchants to 60m unbanked Brazilians

London, 16th June 2025 – PPRO, the leading local payments platform, today announced the launch of Pix Automático on the PPRO platform, on day one of the Central Bank of Brazil’s live rollout. 

This newest enhancement to Brazil’s instant payment system, Pix, offers consumers an effortless and cost-effective way to manage recurring payments, by enabling seamless cross-regional recurring transactions. 

Pix Automático, developed by the Central Bank of Brazil, allows consumers to authorise recurring payments such as subscriptions, utilities, and memberships with a single upfront consent. This eliminates the need for manual approvals with each transaction, reducing friction and improving retention in the payment journey. Additionally, it provides the 60 million Brazilians without credit cards to access these services, significantly boosting financial inclusion across the country.

With a sandbox and documentation for Pix Automático available through PPRO, merchants and Payment Service Providers (PSPs) can benefit from:

• Access to Brazil’s preferred instant payment method – now with recurring capabilities.
• Optimised conversion and retention – frictionless recurring flows reduce payment declines and subscriber churn.
• Faster time to market – plug-and-play functionality via PPRO’s platform accelerates access to Brazil’s 174m+ Pix users.
• Trusted infrastructure and local expertise – built on the same local payments backbone trusted by leading global brands.

“Recurring payments are a powerful engine for growth and Pix Automático is set to transform how consumers in Brazil engage with subscriptions and other repeat services,” said Motie Bring, CEO at PPRO. “Our mission is to help PSPs and merchants tap into local payment preferences with ease, and Pix Automático is another key step in delivering on that promise.”

This rollout builds on the success of PPRO’s Subscriptions for Local Payments solution launched earlier this year, reaffirming the company’s commitment to enabling smarter local payment experiences across high-growth markets.

About PPRO

PPRO offers a leading local payments platform that helps payment service providers (PSPs) and merchants grow their businesses by letting their customers pay local. With a single connection, PPRO activates, accepts, and manages local payments, giving businesses access to consumers in some of the world’s largest ecommerce markets. 

Trusted for its expertise, technology, and support by world-leading brands such as Citi, PayPal, and Stripe, PPRO allows businesses to build once, and connect to a global network of local payment options. PPRO helps businesses navigate the complexities of international ecommerce, enhance their customer experience, and streamline access to local payments. 

About Pix

Pix is a Brazilian bank-transfer payment method, created in 2020 by the Central Bank of Brazil. Described as revolutionary, it enables any citizen with a deposit, savings, or prepaid payment account to make payments and transfers in a few seconds, at any time, 365 days a year. Pix boasts widespread adoption, with approximately 174 million users out of Brazil’s 218 million population and 836 million active Pix Keys, making it one of the most popular and accessible payment methods in the country. After five years of operation, Pix has become a cornerstone of financial digitalisation in Brazil, with 33 million users relying on it as their main payment method.

References

• Exame.com 
• Statista