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    🇸🇬Singapore·Policy·21 Aug 2026·via Fintech News Singapore

    RoamQR Wallet Users Can Now Pay With QR Codes in Brazil

    Liquid Group’s RoamQR network has launched its first payment corridor into Latin America, enabling users of participating RoamQR-enabled banking apps and digital wallets to make QR code payments in Brazil. This initial phase of a partnership with PagBrasil allows travelers to scan standard Pix QR codes at Brazilian merchants, with transactions displayed in their home currency. The collaboration extends RoamQR’s reach beyond Asia and follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed at the Singapore FinTech Festival in late 2025, culminating in a commercial agreement and technical integration. This development marks a significant step towards RoamQR’s vision of global interoperability for cross-border payments.

    Nexa's Summary

    This partnership between Singapore’s Liquid Group and PagBrasil, connecting RoamQR with Brazil’s Pix system, signals a growing trend of Asian fintech companies expanding their cross-border payment solutions globally. For Asia’s tech ecosystem, this move demonstrates the maturity and ambition of regional players to not only dominate intra-Asian corridors but also to bridge continents. The interoperability of QR code payments, a standard widely adopted across Asia, is now being exported, potentially setting a precedent for other regions to integrate with Asian-developed payment networks.

    From a market dynamics perspective, this expansion highlights the increasing demand for seamless travel and commerce, pushing fintech innovators to create frictionless payment experiences. The two-way corridor planned for Phase 2, allowing Brazilian Pix users to pay in Singapore and other RoamQR markets, underscores the strategic importance of reciprocal agreements in fostering global financial integration. This initiative could catalyze further cross-regional collaborations, solidifying Asia’s role as a hub for payment innovation and a key driver in shaping the future of global digital transactions.

    #E-wallets#Payments#liquid group#PagBrasil#Pix#fintechnewssg-id:136114
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