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Bre-B

FPS

Colombia's central bank-backed instant payment system. Launched September 2025. Full interoperability across 227 financial institutions. Alias-based transfers (ID, phone, email). 24/7/365. Free for users for first 3 years. Real-time gross settlement via central bank's MOL mechanism.

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Sources No status page recorded · 5 of 13 fields carry a source and a recorded date · latest sourced entry recorded 5 Sep 2026 · evidence details ↓

Record · Bre-B

Country
Colombia (CO)
Currency
Colombian Peso (COP)
Operator
Banco de la República (Central Bank of Colombia)
Type
FPS
Operating Window
24/7/365
Year Established
2025
Daily Volume
76M+ keys registered; 31M+ users; 1.7M businesses (Sept 2025)
Tier?
Tier 2
ISO 20022?
Native
Region
Americas
Settlement Type?
Gross
Participants
227 financial institutions, 31M+ registered users
Availability
24/7/365
Notes

Launched October 2025, powered by ACI Worldwide for Banco de la República. As of April 5, 2026: 638.69 million cumulative transactions, COP 100.3 trillion total value, average transaction value COP 157,193 (~USD 43). 34 million registered users, 100+ million payment keys. ACI press release confirmed 500M milestone on March 19, 2026. Won Central Banking FMI Services Retail Award 2026. Payment key density ~3 per user across phone numbers, email, and national ID. Source: ACI Worldwide (March 2026), ColombiaOne citing Banco de la República (April 2026).

Banco de la República (Central Bank of Colombia) official website →
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Operations · Bre-B

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Intelligence for Bre-B (2)

Coverage whose headline or summary names Bre-B, or names its operator or country together with its system type. Each item quotes that evidence and says whether the source is the Bre-B operator or external.

AnalysisMay 7, 2026Headline names “Bre-B”
Colombia's Bre-B Reaches 638 Million Transactions and 100 Million Payment Keys in First Six Months
ACI Worldwide confirmed Bre-B crossed 500 million transactions on March 19, 2026, five months after launch.
External source · ACI Worldwide
NewsOct 6, 2025Headline names “Bre-B”
Colombia Launches Bre-B Instant Payment System - 31 Million Users Registered Before Go-Live
Colombia's Bre-B instant payment system went fully live on October 6, 2025, after 31 million people (76% of adults) pre-registered payment keys across 39+ banks and wallets during the enrollment phase.
Operator source · Banco de la República