During the opening of Febraban Tech 2025, the president of the Central Bank of Brazil, Gabriel Galípolo, presented key advancements in financial digitalization. He highlighted Drex, the Brazilian digital currency, as a tool to expand access to credit through DLT technology, smart contracts, and tokenization. The goal is to facilitate digital guarantees and reduce the perceived risk for creditors. Additionally, he announced Pix 2.0, which will include Automatic Pix (for recurring payments) and Proximity Pix, making transactions faster, more practical, and accessible.
