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Matera, a leading provider of modern banking technology, and Utila.io, an institutional-grade digital asset operations platform, today announced a strategic partnership designed to make it easier for financial institutions to offer digital asset services to their customers.

Matera, a leading provider of modern banking technology, today announced the release of an open source implementation of the ANSI X9.150 Merchant-Presented Payment QR Code Standard, making it easier than ever for financial institutions, fintechs and developers to begin working with the new interoperability standard.

Matera, a leading provider of modern banking technology, today announced the launch of its Payment QR Code software, the first solution compliant with the newly approved ANSI X9.150 Merchant-Presented Payment QR Code Standard.

In a move to accelerate the adoption of stablecoins as a mainstream payment method, Matera, a leading technology provider for the financial system, announces a commercial partnership with Circle, the global issuer of USDC through its regulated affiliates, a dollar-backed stablecoin. This alliance marks the region’s first native integration between a real-time banking infrastructure and a fully-reserved, transparent stablecoin, positioning Matera’s Digital Twin realtime ledger at the forefront of interoperability between local currency balances and digital dollars.

Matera, a global leader in instant payments and core banking modernization, announced today that CEO Carlos Netto will speak at Nacha Smarter Faster Payments 2025, taking place April 27-30 in New Orleans. Netto will present the session “Instant Beer? How QR Codes are Taking Flight” on Monday, April 28, at 8:30 AM CT.

Matera, a global leader in payment modernization solutions, announced today the appointment of John Wilson as Head of Solutions Engineering and Mark Scarmozzino as Senior Vice President of Sales. These strategic hires will support Matera’s continued expansion to North America as financial institutions accelerate their adoption of real-time payments, and look for modern technology to ensure resiliency in their Core operations.

Matera, a global leader in instant payments, QR code, and digital ledger technology, has released a new whitepaper titled "Unlocking Innovation in Financial Services: The Digital Twin Approach." The paper explores how digital twin technology can help financial institutions meet growing consumer expectations for real-time, always-on banking services without overhauling their existing core banking infrastructure.

Matera, a global leader in instant payments and Core banking modernization, announced today that its CEO, Carlos Netto, will speak on a Main Stage panel at Fintech Meetup 2025, taking place March 10-13 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Netto will join industry leaders to discuss “What the US Can Learn from Global Markets' Adoption of Real-Time Payments” on Wednesday, March 12, at 8:30 AM PT.

Matera, a global leader in instant payments, QR code, and digital ledger technology, has released its latest Pix by the Numbers report, showcasing the remarkable growth of Brazil’s Pix payment system and its innovative developments for 2025. The report covers data through Q4 2024, revealing that Pix transactions have exceeded 6 billion monthly and continue to outpace credit and debit card usage. Key takeaways also provide actionable insights for U.S. financial institutions (FIs) as they look to accelerate the adoption of instant payment rails like RTP and FedNow.

Matera, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced the release of its latest whitepaper titled “QR Codes & The Instant Payments Imperative.”

Matera announced today the availability of its newest whitepaper, written by Javelin Strategy & Research, titled “Modernizing Payments: The Digital Twin Approach.”

Matera, a leading banking software provider, today announced a partnership with eNor Securities, a fintech offering an investment exchange for digital assets and a marketplace for tokenized assets. This agreement will enable eNor to provide seamless cross-border payments from fiat to bitcoin and stablecoins. This new partnership with Matera is more than a technology upgrade—it's a step into the future where fiat and digital currencies coexist.

Matera, maker of world-class instant payments, QR code and digital ledger technology, today released its quarterly report on the adoption of Brazil’s highly successful Pix instant payments scheme. The latest Pix by the Numbers report covers data through Q1 2024 and shows that the number of Pix transactions is 30% more than credit and debit combined.

Matera, maker of world-class instant payments, QR code and digital ledger technology, today released its year-end report on the adoption of Brazil’s highly successful Pix instant payments scheme. The latest Pix by the Numbers report covers data through Q4 2023 and shows that the number of Pix transactions is 13% more than credit and debit combined. The report also offers key insights for U.S. financial institutions (FIs) as they look for new ways to drive instant payments adoption.

Hamsa, a global leader in rich data tokenization ($3.2 billion in tokenized real-world assets), and Matera, a technology company focused on financial products and solutions, announced a strategic partnership to deliver a modern platform solution to enable DREX transactions. This groundbreaking technology will integrate with Core banking solutions to power instant transactions in compliance with local regulations.

Matera, maker of world-class instant payments, QR code and digital ledger technology, today released its Q3 report on the adoption of Brazil’s highly successful Pix instant payments scheme. The latest Pix by the Numbers report covers data through Q3 2023, and shows Pix volume continuing to surge. The report also offers key insights for U.S. financial institutions (FIs) on the innovative ways to leverage instant payment rails as they focus on driving adoption of RTP and FedNow instant payment rails in the U.S.

Matera, maker of world-class instant payments, QR code and digital ledger technology, today announced the launch of Digital Twin. Digital Twin is one-of-a-kind cloud-native software that sits on top of a financial institution’s core banking platform to enable real-time transaction authorizations and balance updates 24X7 for DDAs and other financial accounts.

Matera, maker of world-class instant payments, QR code and digital ledger technology, today announced its strategic acquisition of Cinnecta, a leading-edge AI company renowned for its solutions in customer retention, loyalty and enhancing digital experiences.

Matera, maker of world-class instant payments, QR code and digital ledger technology, today released its mid-year report on the adoption of Brazil’s highly successful Pix instant payments scheme. The latest Pix by the Numbers report covers data through Q2 2023, and shows that there are more Pix transactions than credit and debit cards combined. The report also offers key insights for U.S. financial institutions (FIs) as they take advantage of FedNow, the newest instant payment rail that launched this month.

Matera, maker of world-class instant payment and QR code technology for financial institutions, today released a special report detailing adoption of Brazil’s highly successful Pix system of instant payments. Pix by the Numbers provides key insights for U.S. financial institutions (FIs) as they prepare for the impending FedNow launch in July.

Matera, maker of world-class instant payment and QR code technology for financial institutions, today announced its move into the U.S. with new headquarters in San Francisco. The expansion comes amid tremendous adoption of Pix, the instant payment system implemented by the Central Bank of Brazil in 2020 and used by 70% of Brazilians; Matera provides instant payment software for banks leveraging Pix in addition to core banking technology.