Boleto Bancario in Brazil

Many Brazilians are still unbanked or do not trust giving their card information online. The only way to reach this part of the population is by accepting voucher payment methods in your website.

The Boleto and the way Brazilians pay

The Boleto Bancário is a printable voucher that Brazilians use to pay for their monthly bills, such as water and energy, or even taxes or fines, and has become one of the preferred payment methods for online purchases in Brazil.

Customers can pay for the boleto in cash at more than 200K payment locations or through internet banking.

Customer selects the cash voucher as method

Customer selects the Boleto Bancario as payment method in checkout.

A voucher with a barcode is generated for the customer to either print, copy the barcode number or scan it with their phone.

Customer pays it in cash in over 200K locations, through internet banking or via the bank's mobile app.

The payment is confirmed in less than a day

Payment confirmation in one business day.

Around 30% of all e‑commerce purchases are made with the Boleto Bancario

Ecommerce

2/3 of brazilians who us boletos for shopping online have bank accounts. this means boleto is the preferred option even for those with other payment alternatives.

An average of 50 million Boletos are issued nationwide every month

Read the Boleto Report

EBANX Boleto

The EBANX Boleto is an exclusive version of the standard boleto bancario with features created to help merchants increase conversions.

Business Practices	EBANX Boleto	Standard Boleto
Scannable and copyable barcode number, so the customer can easily paste the number on their internet banking or open it directly on their banks' app.
Your company's name on the voucher, to increase trust among your customers.
It can be confirmed instantly though EBANX Instant Pay
Email reminders before the due date increase conversion rates
SMS reminders sent to customers for higher ticket purchases

Voucher Payment Method in Brazil (Boleto Bancário) is only available for retail Merchants or Merchants who offer any kind of physical goods. But don't worry, if your business is focused on Digital Goods or Services, EBANX can offer other local payment methods instead of Boleto in the country. Know more about Local Cards and Online Alternatives.

A responsive Boleto for mobile devices

Aiming at increasing mobile conversions, EBANX improved the mobile user experience by creating a Boleto that is 100% optimized for mobile devices. In the mobile version, only the essential payment details are shown, increasing the loading speed and offering the customer a seamless paying experience.