As instant payment systems expand across Latin America, Colombia’s Bre-B posted its highest transaction volume since launch on April 30, 2026: 7 million operations processed and COP $1.48 trillion ($1.48 billion Colombian pesos, in the local “billones” scale) moved in a single day.
What is Bre-B?
Bre-B is Colombia’s interoperable instant payment system, operated by the Banco de la República. It allows anyone to send and receive money in seconds, at any time of day or any day of the week, regardless of which bank, cooperative, or digital wallet holds their account. Users identify their account through a “llave” (key) — a unique alias such as a phone number, national ID, or email, rather than sharing account details directly.
The system launched in October 2025 and is governed by the Banco de la República in its role as regulator and operator of public digital financial infrastructure.
Bre-B growth in context
The April 30 figures mark a sharp step up from earlier months. During the first days of operation, daily amounts transferred did not exceed COP $500 billion. By December 2025, the system was moving between COP $0.5 and $1 trillion per day. By March 2026, daily peaks reached close to COP $1.2 trillion, with up to 5.8 million daily movements.
Accumulated across its first six months, the network surpassed 630 million transactions and moved more than COP $105 trillion. The system has also registered more than 34 million users (out of about 53 million people living in Colombia at present) and 100 million “llaves” keys.
Daily transaction levels have been increasing steadily, reflecting progressive adoption and growing traded volumes, with variability typical of an early stage of operation, according to Banco de la República data.
Who uses Bre-B
Of the total registered keys, 96.1% belong to individuals and 3.9% to legal entities. The global average transaction amount stands at COP $156,111, and operations in the COP $10,000-$50,000 range account for around 40% of the total.
