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		Perizors 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Brazil's government-run payments system has become... In the case of Brazil, besides QR codes, you can also make payments using the user unique key, which can be its phone number, social security number, email or a random generated key.

cesarb 7 months ago [–]

> you can also make payments using the user unique key, which can be its phone number, social security number, email or a random generated key.

And you can also use the bank account number, effectively replacing older bank transfer mechanisms like DOC and TED.

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