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Offer Boleto Bancario payments

Overview​

Boleto Bancario is a Brazilian payment slip regulated by the Banco Central do Brasil. It can be presented electronically or on paper and contains a barcode or numeric payment line together with the payer, beneficiary, amount, and due-date information.

 

This page explains Boleto Bancario from the client's perspective. You can share the Pay with Boleto Bancario guide with customers who need help completing the payment.

Boleto Bancario at a glance​

CapabilityCleverbridge support
Primary marketBrazil.
Payment typeCustomer-initiated boleto payment.
PresentationDigital or printable payment slip.
ConfirmationAsynchronous; Cleverbridge completes the order after receiving payment confirmation.
DeliveryAvailable after Cleverbridge confirms the payment.

The Banco Central do Brasil explains that a boleto can be physical or electronic and that clearing can take several business days. See the official boleto FAQ (Portuguese).

Why offer Boleto Bancario?​

Boleto supports customers in Brazil who prefer or require a locally familiar payment slip instead of an immediate card or wallet authorization. It can also fit purchasing processes in which the customer pays through a banking channel after placing the order.

Order flow​

Boleto Bancario payment flow
  1. The customer selects Boleto Bancario and confirms the order.
  2. Cleverbridge provides the purchase details and payment slip.
  3. The customer pays through a supported channel.
  4. The provider reports the payment to Cleverbridge.
  5. Cleverbridge completes the order and makes the delivery available.

Subscription renewals​

Boleto is an offline payment method. A customer must complete a new manual boleto payment for every subscription renewal; the original boleto cannot be charged automatically.

The standard PaidOrderNotification structure also applies to Boleto payments.


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