Editing Debit card (section)

=== Brazil ===
In Brazil debit cards are called ''cartão de débito'' (singular) or cartões de débito (plural) and became popular in 2008. In 2013, the 100 millionth Brazilian debit card was issued.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/economia/seu-dinheiro/noticia/2014/05/cartoes-de-debito-superam-barreira-dos-100-milhoes-em-2013-diz-bc.html|title=Cartões de débito superam barreira dos 100 milhões em 2013, diz BC|date=12 May 2014|access-date=5 June 2016|archive-date=6 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806220640/http://g1.globo.com/economia/seu-dinheiro/noticia/2014/05/cartoes-de-debito-superam-barreira-dos-100-milhoes-em-2013-diz-bc.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Debit cards replaced [[cheque]]s, common until the first decade of the 2000s.

Today, the majority of the financial transactions (like buying food at a supermarket), are made using debit cards (and this system is quickly replacing cash payments in Brazil). Nowadays, the majority of debit card payments are processed using a card + PIN combination, and almost every card comes with a NFC chip to make transactions.

The major debit card flags in Brazil are [[Visa Inc.|Visa]] (with [[Visa Electron|Electron cards]]), [[Mastercard]] (with [[Maestro (debit card)|Maestro cards]]), and [[Elo (card association)|Elo]].

The tap to pay technology has been quite popular in Brazil, you won't need to insert your card with a smart chip and put your password, you just need to approximate the card at the credit card machine, it works for debit and credit cards. Some virtual wallets like [[Samsung Pay]], [[Google Wallet|Google Pay]] and [[Apple Pay]]  can be used on time of purchase, you just need to  approximate your mobile phone or watch at the credit card machine. Generally the amount you are allowed to pay without a pin is quite low for security, but is really useful for daily things that won't cost too much. 

Something that appeared recently is a virtual card by some banks (such as [[Itaú Unibanco|Itaú]], [[Banco Bradesco|Bradesco]], [[Mercado Pago]] and [[Nubank]]) on your internet banking platform. They give you a card number, expiration date and the CVV code to be used online. They also have a temporary virtual card number that works just in 48 hours, according to [[Itaú Unibanco|Itaú]],  you can use it to buy on unknown websites for safety reasons, because in the case of a data leak, the credit card number that was leaked wouldn't work.