07 Nov 25 @ 16:10

Italian payments firm Bancomat has revealed plans to launch a shared euro-denominated stablecoin, EUR-Bank, in what could become the first multi-bank digital currency framework in Europe. The project, which is... read more

15 Apr 24 @ 11:08

Viva.com and BANCOMAT have announced a strategic partnership for Viva.com to enable its Italian merchant network to accept PagoBANCOMAT, shortly followed by BANCOMAT Pay. Future plans include strategic expansion of... read more

09 Apr 24 @ 15:53

BANCOMAT and Nexi have signed a contract for the creation of a new centralised technological infrastructure that will allow BANCOMAT to autonomously manage and optimise the offer of innovative and... read more

31 Jul 18 @ 09:01

BANCOMAT has launched its new digital payment service with the BANCOMAT Pay brand. Thanks to an agreement with SIA, BANCOMAT Pay will integrate the Jiffy service, allowing PagoBANCOMAT cardholders to... read more

09 Feb 26 @ 13:24

Europe’s long-running ambition to reclaim control over its payments infrastructure has taken a tangible step forward. A new memorandum of understanding signed by Bancomat, Bizum, SIBS, Vipps MobilePay and EPI... read more

14 Nov 25 @ 10:34

BLIK, Poland’s leading mobile payments system, has launched a pilot programme enabling euro-denominated phone-to-phone (P2P) transfers with other European mobile payment providers — a significant step toward a unified European... read more

31 Mar 25 @ 12:39

A landmark stride in European payments infrastructure has been achieved as Italy’s Bancomat, Spain’s Bizum, and Portugal’s MB WAY initiate cross-border mobile transfers under the EuroPA (European Payments Alliance) umbrella.... read more

20 Dec 23 @ 10:03

Bizum (Spain), BANCOMAT (Italy) and SIBS (Portugal), three leading mobile payment companies in their respective markets, have signed a Letter of Intent to implement the interoperability. This agreement aims to... read more

20 Sep 23 @ 08:26

Intesa Sanpaolo are launching a SoftPOS solution that allows merchants to use their smartphones and tablets to accept payments made by their customers using contactless cards from the main schemes... read more

02 Dec 25 @ 16:31

Visa is helping usher in a new phase for Europe’s mobile payments market, enabling the launch of three digital wallets and supporting a fourth in pilot form, following a major... read more

23 Jun 25 @ 13:39

The push for a sovereign European payments landscape has gained renewed momentum as the European Payments Alliance (EuroPA) and EPI Company (EPI) announce a landmark collaboration aimed at enhancing cross-border... read more

15 Nov 24 @ 13:37

In a ground breaking move for the European payments landscape, previously reported on by Payments Cards & Mobile, Italy’s BANCOMAT, Spain and Andorra’s Bizum, and Portugal’s MB WAY have successfully... read more

08 Nov 22 @ 13:45

Worldline has signed of a binding agreement for the acquisition of Banco Desio’s merchant acquiring activities and the planned set-up of a commercial partnership aiming to leverage Banco Desio’s banking network in order to distribute... read more

28 Feb 17 @ 17:06

The development of new payment services and the evolution of technology are currently the top priority of most domestic payment schemes. An overwhelming majority of schemes are in favour of... read more

24 Apr 14 @ 11:01

Card Payments in Europe – Cards and payments at the POS and on the internet continued to drive significant growth in many European countries. The roll-out of contactless cards has started... read more