Bizum Goes In-Store
Hey Payments Fanatic!
If you've ever split a dinner bill or paid rent in Spain, you already know: Bizum is payments. It's not just an app, it's a verb.
But until now, Bizum has mostly lived in the P2P world, and that's about to change in a big way.
This week, Bizum goes in-store, which means Spanish shoppers can now tap to pay with Bizum at physical merchants. The rollout is gradual (your bank may not have it yet), but by the end of December, almost all users are expected to have access. Timing depends on your bank, as has always been the case with new Bizum features.
You know how fragmented things are across the continent when it comes to payments. Different apps and rails per country. Interoperability has been more wishful thinking than reality. But those days are numbered.
Since last summer, Bizum has been building a cross-border instant transfer network connecting Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Andorra. Through an operational link between Bizum, Bancomat Pay, and MB Way, over 58 million users can now send and receive money across borders.
And it doesn't stop there. In February, the EuroPA Alliance welcomed Bizum as a member, a coalition that signals Europe's mobile payment players are finally serious about playing together.
The walls between European payment systems are coming down, and Bizum is helping knock them over.
Keep scrolling for the rest of today's Payments’ stories. 👇 See you tomorrow!
Cheers,
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