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Fast payment, credit and bank diversification: the impact of Pix adoption on the local credit market structure

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  • Adriana Gomes
  • Thiago Christiano Silva

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Purpose - In this article, the research objective is to empirically investigate the effect of the adoption of the Brazilian instant payment system, Pix, on the local credit market structure and the diversification of the banking system in Brazilian municipalities. Design/methodology/approach - By analyzing the data, in this study, we compile and align data from supervisory and public sources, covering the period from 2019 to 2022 in Brazil. As of 2014, Brazil was comprised of 5568 municipalities distributed across five regions: North (450 municipalities), Northeast (1792), Midwest (467), Southeast (1668) and South (1191), according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Our analysis relies on the volume and quantity of Pix to the outstanding credit operations in Brazil. Findings - This article provides evidence that the widespread adoption of Pix has impacted the financial structure of municipalities. This analysis of banking concentration in the country and municipalities, based on banking relationships, helped us assess whether the adoption of Pix had any correlation with the increase in credit lines. Overall, the results from the statistical tables suggest that the adoption of Pix may be having a positive impact on the local credit market structure. Originality/value - The originality contribution of the study is to initiate an investigation into the impact of this instant payment system, Pix, on the Brazilian reality. Pix was launched in 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and had significant numbers, such as over 61% of the adult population having at least one Pix key registered in a little over a year; about 100 million people made at least one payment with Pix; and more than 1.4 billion transactions per month, with 72% between individuals, as presented by the REB 2021.

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  • Adriana Gomes & Thiago Christiano Silva, 2024. "Fast payment, credit and bank diversification: the impact of Pix adoption on the local credit market structure," EconomiA, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 25(2), pages 377-392, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:econpp:econ-11-2023-0199
    DOI: 10.1108/ECON-11-2023-0199
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