What is PIX?

Pix is the Brazilian instant payment. The payment method created by the Central Bank (BC) in which funds are transferred between accounts in a few seconds, at any time or day. It's practical, fast and safe.

What is CPF?

The CPF (Cadastro de Pessoa Física) is the Individual Taxpayer Registry. It is a document made by the Federal Revenue is used to identify taxpayers. CPF is an 11-digit number.

What is PIX key?

In the Central Bank’s definition

PIX keys are nicknames used to identify your account.

In other words, they are a code that represents your Pix account. Individuals person may register a total of up to five keys for each bank account.

You can use four types of PIX keys:

Name	Description	Example
cpf	CPF key	(example: 467.123.456-78)
email	Email key	(example: contato@email.com)
phone	Phone number key	(example: 5511912345678)
evp	Random key	(example: q5sdd16i-88y9-5w74-8162-56e25efc85f8)

Transactions status

PayIn

Status	Description
pending	Waiting payment
paid	Payment confirmed by banking institution
expired	Payment expired
refunded	Payment refunded to payer
error	Payment error

Errors details

PayOut

Status	Description
pending	Waiting payment
paid	Payment confirmed by banking institution
error	Payment error

Errors details

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