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May 9, 2026
Bancolombia announced an important change in digital payments and how it will work now
Digital payments in Colombia continue to evolve and now millions of Bancolombia users will have to make important changes to one of the most used services by individuals and businesses.
TL;DR
- Bancolombia is integrating its QR codes with the Banco de la República's Bre-B system.
- This integration aims to make digital transfers interoperable and immediate between different banks.
- Users must generate new QR codes using official Bancolombia applications; old codes will become obsolete.
- New QR codes will be associated with 'llaves' (keys) for simplified digital transfers.
- Businesses and users registered with QR codes will be able to receive money from any bank in the system.
- Old QR codes will be deactivated if a business changes its registered key.
- New codes can be requested via the 'Tus Llaves' option in the Bancolombia Negocios app or at physical branches.
- This update coincides with significant growth in digital payments in Colombia, with Bre-B transactions exceeding $517 billion pesos in March.