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Payment rail · Brazil

What is TED?

TED — Transferência Eletrônica Disponível — is Brazil’s same-day interbank transfer order, regulated by the Banco Central do Brasil and settled through its STR settlement system, with funds available to the recipient within at most an hour and a half. Poplin pays out to Brazil over TED, settling within one business day at the latest.

Source: Banco Central do Brasil (opens in a new tab)

Updated · Reviewed by Joyce Chin, Chief Operating Officer & Compliance Officer

Which rail reaches…

Which rail reaches your recipient?

Destination country

A payout to Brazil clears fastest over

Pix

Real time

settles in real time · 0.95% + $1.00 on a business account

Also reaches BRL accounts over

TEDNext day0.95% + $1.00

Also reaches USD accounts over

SWIFT1–4 days0.5% + $35.00

The recipient’s account details decide the rail — the fee is always shown before you send.

// at a glance

What the rail sets for a payout over TED — and what Poplin charges to send.

Settlement

Next day

a ceiling, not the typical time

Reaches

1

country — Brazil

Paid out in

BRL

Brazilian real

Business fee

0.95%

plus a $1.00 fixed fee

Clearing

Local

domestic clearing

Days are business days — a Saturday delays a same-day or next-day payout. These are ceilings, not typical times: within the window, how fast the money lands depends on the receiving bank.

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How TED payouts move.

From your US-dollar balance to an account in Brazil — four steps.

01

You send from USD

Enter an amount in your Poplin US-dollar account and confirm the payout — the full fee shows before you send.

02

Converted at mid-market

Dollars become Brazilian reals at the mid-market rate — no markup added.

03

Cleared over TED

Poplin clears the payout over TED, Brazil’s same-day bank transfers.

04

Arrives inside the window

TED settles within one business day — a ceiling, not the typical time; how fast it lands depends on the receiving bank.

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Where TED reaches.

Brazil

The one country Poplin pays out to over TED, in Brazilian reals.

Send to Brazil →

Sending somewhere else?

Each destination clears over its own set of rails. See the rail, speed, and fee for any destination — or the fee for every rail on one page.

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TED — FAQ

Basics

What is TED?

TED — Transferência Eletrônica Disponível — is Brazil’s same-day interbank transfer order, regulated by the Banco Central do Brasil and settled through its STR settlement system, with funds available to the recipient within at most an hour and a half. Poplin pays out to Brazil over TED, settling within one business day at the latest.

Speed

How long do TED payouts take?

Over TED, Poplin payouts settle within one business day. Payments leave your account in seconds; TED then clears the payout to the recipient’s bank.

Cost

How much does it cost to send money over TED with Poplin?

A percentage of the amount plus a $1.00 fixed fee — 0.95% on a business account and 1% on a personal account, shown in full before you send. Conversion, where the payout currency isn’t US dollars, is at the mid-market rate with no markup.

Coverage

Which countries does Poplin reach over TED?

TED is how Poplin pays out to Brazil, in BRL. Poplin also reaches Brazil over Pix (BRL) and SWIFT (USD) — which one a payout uses depends on the bank details your recipient has.

Send US dollars to Brazil over TED.

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