{"id":31882,"date":"2026-05-05T11:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lefosse.com\/?p=31882"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:24:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:24:28","slug":"central-bank-of-brazil-enacts-resolution-updating-international-payment-or-transfer-services-efx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefosse.com\/en\/news\/alerts\/central-bank-of-brazil-enacts-resolution-updating-international-payment-or-transfer-services-efx\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Bank of Brazil\u00a0enacts\u00a0resolution\u00a0updating\u00a0international payment\u00a0or\u00a0transfer\u00a0services\u00a0(\u201ceFX\u201d)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lefosse.com\/noticias\/alerta\/banco-central-do-brasil-publica-resolucao-que-atualiza-o-servico-de-pagamento-ou-transferencia-internacional-efx\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/lefosse.com\/noticias\/alerta\/banco-central-do-brasil-publica-resolucao-que-atualiza-o-servico-de-pagamento-ou-transferencia-internacional-efx\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Portuguese<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 30, 2026, the Central Bank of Brazil (\u201c<strong>BCB<\/strong>\u201d)\u00a0enacted\u00a0Resolution No. 561\u00a0(\u201c<strong>BCB\u00a0Resolution\u00a0561<\/strong>\u201d), which amends BCB Resolution No. 277, dated December 31, 2022\u00a0(which\u00a0regulates the foreign exchange market and the inflow and outflow of funds in Brazilian reais and foreign currency)\u00a0with\u00a0the purpose\u00a0to update\u00a0and\u00a0improve\u00a0the regulatory framework applicable to international payment or transfer services\u00a0(\u201c<strong>eFX<\/strong>\u201d).\u00a0BCB Resolution 561 will take effect on October 1, 2026, and\u00a0arises\u00a0directly\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Public Consultation No. 124\/2025\u00a0(\u201c<strong>CP 124<\/strong>\u201d),\u00a0made available\u00a0by the BCB to gather input on potential improvements to the provisions governing\u00a0eFX.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;service is the mechanism that enables the following international transactions: (i) the purchase of goods and services, either in person or through a digital payment solution integrated into an e-commerce platform; (ii) unilateral transfers limited to US$10,000.00; (iii) transfers between accounts held by the same account holder, between Brazil and abroad, also subject to a US$10,000.00 limit; (iv) cash withdrawals in Brazil or abroad; and, as introduced by BCB Resolution 561, (v) transfers of funds related to investments in the financial and capital markets, in Brazil or abroad, subject to a limit of US$10,000.00 per transaction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set out below are the key changes introduced by BCB Resolution 561:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Expansion of the Scope of&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;Activities<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As&nbsp;anticipated, once BCB Resolution 561 takes effect,&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;services will also be&nbsp;permitted&nbsp;for transfers related to investments in the financial and capital markets, in Brazil or abroad, up to a limit of US$10,000.00, or the equivalent amount in other currencies, per transaction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Restriction of the List of&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;Providers<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BCB Resolution 561 will restrict the list of institutions authorized to act as&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;providers. Under the new rule,&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;services may be provided exclusively by institutions authorized to operate by the BCB, including: (i) banks; (ii) Caixa Econ\u00f4mica Federal; (iii) development agencies; (iv) credit, financing and investment companies; (v) securities brokerage firms; (vi) securities distribution companies; (vii) foreign exchange brokerage firms; and (viii) payment institutions authorized to operate by the BCB that provide services as electronic money issuers, post-paid payment instrument issuers or acquirers, regardless of whether they are authorized to operate in the foreign exchange market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By way of background, under the prior rule,&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;services could also be provided by payment institutions&nbsp;non-authorized by BCB&nbsp;and payment initiators&nbsp;service providers, exclusively for the purchase of goods and services and cash withdrawals, subject to the previously applicable limitations. In addition, other legal entities not regulated by the BCB were&nbsp;permitted&nbsp;to provide&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;services exclusively to enable the purchase of goods and services through a digital payment solution offered by the&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;provider and integrated into an e-commerce platform, limited to US$10,000.00 per transaction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new rule provides that authorized institutions interested in providing&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;services may only begin such activities&nbsp;5&nbsp;business days after registering the relevant service type in the Information System on Entities of Interest to the Central Bank (<em>Sistema de&nbsp;Informa\u00e7\u00f5es&nbsp;sobre&nbsp;Entidades&nbsp;de Interesse do Banco Central<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;\u201c<strong>Unicad<\/strong>\u201d).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entities that currently provide&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;services but are not included in the list of eligible institutions may continue&nbsp;operating&nbsp;only if they apply for authorization to&nbsp;operate&nbsp;as a payment institution by May 31, 2027. If authorization is denied or not requested, such entities must cease providing&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;services within 30 days after: (i) the&nbsp;expiration&nbsp;of the above&nbsp;deadline, if&nbsp;no authorization request has been&nbsp;submitted; or (ii) notification of the denial or dismissal of the authorization request.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Operational Requirements<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BCB Resolution 561 introduces the definitions of \u201c<strong>remitting user<\/strong>\u201d (<em>usu\u00e1rio&nbsp;remetente<\/em>), meaning the individual or legal entity that is the initial ordering party of the international payment or transfer; \u201c<strong>recipient user<\/strong>\u201d (<em>usu\u00e1rio&nbsp;destinat\u00e1rio<\/em>), meaning the individual or legal entity identified by the remitting user as the final recipient of the international payment or transfer; and \u201c<strong>foreign counterparty<\/strong>\u201d (<em>contraparte&nbsp;no exterior<\/em>), meaning the nonresident individual or legal entity that is the immediate source or destination of the funds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resolution also provides that the&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;provider must have a contractual relationship with the foreign counterparty and must adopt the know-your-customer procedures set forth in BCB Circular No. 3,978,&nbsp;dated&nbsp;January&nbsp;23, 2020,&nbsp;which&nbsp;addresses anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements&nbsp;<strong>(\u201cBCB Circular No. 3,978<\/strong>\u201d).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prohibition on the Use of Virtual Assets in Certain&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;Transactions<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant addition introduced by&nbsp;BCB Resolution 561, which was not expressly detailed in the draft released under CP 124, is the prohibition on the use of virtual assets for payments or receipts between the&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;provider and its foreign counterparty.&nbsp;In addition, for legal entities that are subject to the transition period in this segment, such payments or receipts may only be carried out through a foreign exchange transaction or through a third-party interest movement in a nonresident account denominated in Brazilian reais and&nbsp;maintained&nbsp;in Brazil. The use of virtual assets is prohibited.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Treatment of Gift Cards and Low-Value Payment Instruments<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the rule provides for the possibility of delivering Brazilian reais, through a payment instrument limited to BRL 1,000.00, by the remitting user to the&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;provider, with no possibility of&nbsp;reloading&nbsp;or cash withdrawal. In such cases, the&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;provider must&nbsp;establish&nbsp;a contractual relationship with the issuer and adopt the know-your-customer procedures&nbsp;set forth in&nbsp;BCB Circular No. 3,978.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BaaS and&nbsp;eFX<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although CP 124 sought input on the possibility of providing&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;services through a Banking as a Service (\u201c<strong>BaaS<\/strong>\u201d) model, BCB Resolution 561 does not expressly regulate the BaaS model for&nbsp;eFX&nbsp;currently.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lefosse.com\/noticias\/alerta\/banco-central-do-brasil-publica-resolucao-que-atualiza-o-servico-de-pagamento-ou-transferencia-internacional-efx\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/lefosse.com\/noticias\/alerta\/banco-central-do-brasil-publica-resolucao-que-atualiza-o-servico-de-pagamento-ou-transferencia-internacional-efx\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color 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