ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES (Details Narrative)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Segment	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Number of reportable segment \| Segment	1
Amortized period of intangible assets	5 years
Operating lease liability		$ (32,996)
Reverse stock split, description	10 for 1 reverse stock split
Adoption of accounting standards, description	The adoption of the new standard resulted in the recording of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability on the consolidated balance sheet on January 1, 2019 of MXN Pesos 639,400 ($32,996) utilizing an incremental borrowing rate of 10.65% and the subsequent amortization of the asset and the lease liability.
Mexico, Pesos [Member]
Right of use asset		$ 639,400
Minimum [Member]
Plant and equipment costs	$ 1,000
Redpag Electronicos, S.A. P.I. de C.V, [Member]
Percentage of ownership interest	99.99%
Qpagos, S.A. P.I de C.V [Member]
Percentage of ownership interest	99.996%
Qpagos Corporation [Member]
Percentage of ownership interest	100.00%

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