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Bancomat, EPI and SIBS-MB WAY Successfully Demonstrate Cross Border Central Interoperability for retail payment

Brussels, Lisbon, Rome – April 16, 2026 Bancomat, SIBS-MB WAY and EPI Company (EPI) today announced the successful completion of a joint Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstrating interoperability of their [...]
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EMPSA Conference 2026 Highlights Interoperability and the Digital Euro as Pillars of Europe’s Payments Future

Brussels, 19th March 2026 The European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA) convened its second annual conference under the theme “Pan-European Payments — From Conception to Reality” in Brussels, bringing together [...]
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Bancomat, Bizum, EPI, SIBS and Vipps MobilePay Sign MoU to accelerate the rollout of sovereign, Pan-European Payment Solutions

Brussels, Lisbon, Madrid, Oslo, Rome 2nd February 2026 Bancomat, Bizum, SIBS-MB WAY and Vipps MobilePay (all of which are members of the EuroPA Alliance) and EPI Company (EPI) jointly announce [...]
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EMPSA Welcomes MPAY as Its Newest Member

Brussels, December 12, 2025 The European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA) is proud to announce that MPAY, Albania’s bank-centric payments network, has officially joined EMPSA. Founded in 2010, MPAY has [...]
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EMPSA Expands Its Working Groups and Appoints Newly Elected Leaders to Accelerate Payment Interoperability Across Europe

Brussels, November 20, 2025 EMPSA announces the election of new Chairs and Vice-Chairs for its three working groups, marking a key milestone in the implementation of EMPSA’s strategic objectives. These [...]
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Teresa Mesquita Elected Chairperson of EMPSA: EMPSA Reinforces Commitment to Digital Payment Sovereignty in Europe

Brussels, October 23, 2025 The European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA) has elected Teresa Mesquita as its new President, following a unanimous vote by its members.  In her new role, [...]
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TRANSFOND Joins EMPSA Through RoPay, Strengthening European Mobile Payments Interoperability

Brussels, October 17, 2025 TRANSFOND Joins EMPSA Through RoPay, Strengthening European Mobile Payments Interoperability TRANSFOND has officially joined the European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA) through its Romanian mobile instant [...]
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EMPSA Conference highlights interoperability as key to an innovative and sovereign European Payments’ ecosystem

Brussels, April 23, 2025 The European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA) convened a high-level conference in Brussels, marking a pivotal step toward advancing European payment sovereignty. The event brought together [...]
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Leading European mobile payment solutions BANCOMAT, BIZUM and MB WAY pioneer interoperability launching first instant transactions

Lisbon, November 13, 2024 With the aim of enabling pan-European and cross-border payments, and fostering interoperability, BANCOMAT (Italy), Bizum (Spain and Andorra), and MB WAY/SIBS (Portugal) have enabled interoperability between [...]
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European payment systems cooperate and launch “Payment Roaming” in Germany, Austria and Italy

Lachen (Switzerland) / Rome (Italy) / Munich (Germany) / Vienna (Austria)  Bluecode and Bancomat, both members of EMPSA (European Mobile Payment Systems Association), are enabling users of their payment systems [...]