dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), the cross-border payment platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, and Open English, a leading online English-learning platform, today announced the rollout of Bre-B as a new instant payment method for students in Colombia. With Bre-B now live nationwide, this launch reflects both companies’ readiness to activate new local payment rails as they become available.
In Colombia, where digital education continues to grow but payment access remains uneven, credit-card ownership is limited, transaction declines are common, and cash-based flows still rely on offline steps. For subscription-based services such as eLearning, these frictions can interrupt student enrollment and increase checkout drop-off, making the use of Bre-B particularly relevant.
Launched by Banco de la República last October, Bre-B is Colombia’s first government-backed real-time payment infrastructure. It supports 24/7 transfers using digital identifiers (llaves) and has reached nearly 100 million registrations to date.
By adding this new payment method through dLocal, Open English now lets students and companies pay instantly from participating Colombian banks or digital wallets, using a Bre-B llave or QR code. Bre-B was activated within Open English’s existing payment setup, allowing for a fast rollout without disrupting the enrollment flow. Payments are confirmed in seconds, removing the need for credit cards or manual verification and allowing students to access classes shortly after signing up.
“If someone is ready to learn, we don’t want payments to slow that down,” said Andrés Moreno, CEO at Open English. “Making education accessible means acting quickly when local systems change. Bre-B lets students in Colombia pay in a way that works for them. With dLocal, we can do that without compromising how our checkout performs.”
“Since Bre-B launched, we’ve seen how quickly people start using it in everyday payments,” said Sofia Posada, Head of Alternative Payment Methods at dLocal. “Rolling this out with Open English is all about putting that rail where it makes sense, helping students pay and get started right away.”
Beyond Bre-B in Colombia, dLocal and Open English continue to extend their collaboration. Since their collaboration began two years ago, dLocal and Open English have expanded local and alternative payment method coverage across key emerging markets. Today, the partnership supports payments in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Turkey.
Upcoming initiatives include the addition of BNPL options like Pareto in Argentina and Pagaleve in Brazil, as well as the exploration of B2B and payout flows to support teachers, partners, and internal operations. Together, these initiatives reflect a shared focus on building payment flows that match local payment behavior while supporting the scale and operational needs of a global digital education platform.
