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Brazil loses almost 1 million mobile lines in February

|Originally published on Teletime| Data from the mobile phone market in February published by Anatel revealed a deactivation of 986 thousand lines in the second month of the year, down to 250.6 million total accesses in the country. The base decline was driven by prepaid disconnections, which totaled 1.3 million in the interval. The contract market recorded an increase of 311 thousand lines in February, according to the regulator’s statistics panel. In January, the consolidated mobile market had already lost about 357 thousand subscribers. Thus, in the first two months…

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Rui Falcao denies being the author of the homophobic speech against Nicolas

×: Photo: Paulo Sergio/Chamber of Deputies the deputy Rui Falcao (PT-SP; photo) denied that he was the author of the homophobic speech directed at his colleague Nicolas Ferreira (PL_MG). The representative of Minas Gerais was summoned “pacifier” During the meeting of the CC of the Chamber with the Minister of Justice. Flavio Dinothis Tuesday (28). Falcao was accused because the speech took place immediately after passing the floor to Nicolas. “The deputy informs that he turned off the microphone while speaking to the deputy.”“, says the post of the PA…

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Even with Pix’s progress, the payments industry has opportunities

Edlayne Altheman Burr, Accenture Head of Emerging Markets Payments Strategy and Advisory (Disclosure: Abecs) Changes in payment services that offer new payment methods, such as instant payments and wallets, bring risks and opportunities for this industry, said Edlayne Altheman Burr, head of payments strategy and consulting, emerging markets at Accenture. During her visit to CMEP 2023, this Tuesday, the 28th, the executive explained that the current situation, with the fear in the macro economy, is a moment for the payment industry to approach the consumer with strategies to “continue to…

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Drivers from PS and RJ receive flood alerts on Waze

Drivers in the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro began receiving alerts about flooding on roads assisted by Waze (Android, iOS). The functionality is the result of the application’s partnership with the government of the state of São Paulo, through the State Coordination of Civil Protection, and in Rio de Janeiro, through the Rio Operations Center (COR). With this new feature, Waze seeks to help minimize the impact of floods on the population, as well as prevent and reduce damage caused by disasters, according to Douglas Tokuno, Head…

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the card industry has more security than Pix

Giancarlo Greco, the new president of Abecs in a conversation with the press (credit: Henrique Medeiros/Mobile Time) Debiting without a password is one of Abecs commitments to digitize and accelerate growth in the sector, in addition to getting closer to the consumer, as explained by Giancarlo Greco, CEO of ELO and the new president of the association. Among other solutions presented by Abecs that are under development are: National standardization of QR codes, BR Code; Debit payment charged on the same day (D-Zero); And quick payment solution Click-to-Pay. According to…

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The card industry wants to digitize PSJ to attract wallets

Raul Moreira, member of the Board of Directors of Banco Original (disclosure: Abecs) Abecs presented a plan to digitize interest-free installments (PSJ) as a way to reach new markets and create fronts for rivals that have started offering loans in Brazil. Raul Moreira, member of the board of Banco Original, believes that the update of the loan model will compete with Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and Pix Parcelado. “Why develop BNPL if we have a well-structured solution in Brazil? PSJ, modernized and digitized, is more competitive. 50% of our…

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