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- Phase 1 goes live, enabling participating RoamQR™-enabled wallets of users in Asia to make seamless QR payments across Brazil via the Pix network
- Phase 2 expansion will enable Pix users from Brazil to make seamless QR payments when travelling to Singapore and other participating markets connected through the RoamQR™ network
SINGAPORE and SÃO PAULO, Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Liquid Group and PagBrasil today announced the successful launch of Phase 1 of their cross-border QR payment collaboration, enabling participating banking apps and digital wallets connected to Liquid Group’s RoamQR™ network to make seamless QR payments at participating merchants across Brazil through the Pix network, one of the world’s most widely adopted real-time payment ecosystems.
Of significance, the launch represents RoamQR™’s first operational payment corridor into Latin America, extending the network beyond Asia, and reinforcing Liquid Group’s vision of connecting trusted domestic payment ecosystems globally.
Following the Memorandum of Understanding signed at the Singapore FinTech Festival at end-2025, Liquid Group and PagBrasil subsequently entered into a definitive commercial agreement and successfully completed technical integration, certification and operational readiness, bringing the partnership from strategic collaboration to live commercial service.
Users of participating RoamQR™-enabled banking apps and digital wallets can now simply scan standard Pix QR codes at participating merchants across Brazil – using the payment applications they already use at home – without downloading another application or changing the way they pay.
Jeremy Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Liquid Group, commented: “Today’s launch marks an important milestone in RoamQR™’s global expansion, bringing our first live interoperability connection into Latin America. By connecting the RoamQR™ network with Brazil’s Pix ecosystem, we are extending seamless cross-border payment acceptance into one of the world’s largest QR payment markets, while allowing consumers and merchants to continue using the payment experiences they already know and trust. As more domestic payment systems join the RoamQR™ network, we move closer to our vision of enabling travellers to ‘Scan Local. Pay Global.’ wherever they go.”
The launch also supports growing travel, tourism and commercial exchanges between Asia and Latin America by enabling travellers to pay overseas using familiar payment applications while providing merchants with access to an expanding base of international visitors. Brazilian merchants continue to display their existing Pix QR codes while gaining access to eligible international visitors from the expanding RoamQR™ network, without requiring additional hardware, software or system integrations.
As one of the world’s largest and most widely adopted real-time payment ecosystems, Pix has transformed the way consumers and merchants transact across Brazil. This activation connects participating financial institutions and payment providers on the RoamQR™ network to their trusted domestic payment infrastructure, demonstrating how national payment systems can be interconnected internationally while retaining the familiar payment experiences consumers and merchants already use today.
Phase 2 of Liquid Group and PagBrasil’s collaboration
As additional payment networks join RoamQR™, each new connection expands cross-border payment acceptance across Asia, Latin America and beyond, bringing the industry closer to a truly interoperable global QR payment network. Participating members also gain access to an expanding ecosystem of international payment acceptance through a single connectivity framework, reducing the need for multiple bilateral integrations.
In establishing a fully interoperable two-way payment corridor, Phase 2 of the collaboration will enable Pix users from Brazil to make seamless QR payments when travelling to Singapore and other participating markets connected through the expanding RoamQR™ network, subject to implementation readiness and relevant regulatory approvals.
Together, Liquid Group and PagBrasil are helping shape the next generation of real-time cross-border payments by connecting trusted domestic payment ecosystems across continents, bringing consumers closer to a future whereby paying overseas is as simple and familiar as paying at home.
Ralf Germer, CEO, PagBrasil, said: “One of the most compelling aspects of real-time payments is that they create value for everyone involved. Travelers can pay abroad using the banking app or digital wallet they already know and trust, with the purchase amount displayed in their home currency before they confirm the transaction. At the same time, merchants can welcome international customers using the same Pix QR Codes they already accept every day, without making any changes to their existing payment infrastructure. Connecting Pix to the RoamQR™ network brings these two worlds together. By linking trusted domestic payment ecosystems, we are making cross-border payments as seamless and intuitive as domestic ones, while strengthening tourism, commerce, and economic connections across regions.”
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About Liquid Group
Liquid Group is a Singapore-based fintech company building an interoperable digital payment infrastructure that connects national payment systems, digital wallets, payment applications and merchant acquirers, enabling seamless cross-border payments.
RoamQR™ is Liquid Group’s interoperable cross-border QR payment network that connects national QR payment systems, banks, digital wallets, payment applications and merchant acquirers through a single interoperability framework. It enables consumers to scan and pay overseas using their familiar home payment applications while allowing merchants to accept international QR payments through their existing domestic QR infrastructure. By connecting domestic national QR payment systems through a common interoperability layer, RoamQR™ is making cross-border QR payments simpler, more secure and more accessible. Through its RoamQR™ network and payment orchestration platform, Liquid Group helps financial institutions and payment providers unlock secure, interoperable and scalable payment connectivity, supporting the growth of tourism, commerce and the digital economy. For more information, visit www.liquidgroup.sg
About PagBrasil
Headquartered in Porto Alegre (Brazil), with offices in São Paulo and Barcelona, PagBrasil is a Brazilian technology company specialized in payment solutions for businesses worldwide. Driven by the mission to transform the Brazilian and global markets, the company offers a robust and secure payment infrastructure designed to maximize merchant conversion and enhance the consumer experience. Throughout more than 15 years of history, its forward-looking vision has led to the development of exclusive products such as the fraud prevention solution PagShield®, as well as PagStream®, a subscription and recurring payments management platform. PagBrasil is the first Brazilian company to offer Apple Pay and Google Pay in a plug-and-play solution for e-commerce. The company has also introduced disruptive solutions built on Pix infrastructure, including 1-Click Pix, Pix for international payments, and RoamingPay. PagBrasil is an official partner of leading e-commerce platforms, with optimized solutions for VTEX and Shopify. Its global operations already connect businesses in more than 45 countries to Brazilian consumers, ensuring high availability, platform stability, and excellence in service. Visit www.pagbrasil.com for more.
