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| hq_location_country = [[Switzerland]]
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| members = Bancontact Payconiq Company, Bluecode, MobilePay, SIBS/MB WAY, Swish, Vipps
| members = Bancontact Payconiq Company, Bluecode, MobilePay, SIBS/MB WAY, Swish, Vipps
| area_served = [[Austria]] <br>
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| key_people = Søren Mose, Anna-Lena Wretman, Anton Stadelmann, Bjørn Skjelbred, Christian Pirkner, Mark Majgaard Wraa-Hansen, Nathalie Vandepeute, Tiago Bianchi de Aguiar
| key_people = Søren Mose, Anna-Lena Wretman, Anton Stadelmann, Bjørn Skjelbred, Christian Pirkner, Mark Majgaard Wraa-Hansen, Nathalie Vandepeute, Tiago Bianchi de Aguiar
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'''The European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA)''' is an association that aims to foster collaboration and to enable the use of different mobile payments systems internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://empsa.org/news/seven-european-mobile-payment-systems-found-empsa/|title=Seven European mobile payment systems to found EMPSA|date=2019-05-08|website=EMPSA|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref> EMPSA is headquartered in [[Zürich|Zurich]], [[Switzerland]] and chaired by Søren Mose, the Chairman of the TWINT Board of Directors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/independent-mobile-payment-systems-in-europe-form-european-mobile-payment-systems-association-empsa/|title=Europe forms European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA)|date=2019-09-03|website=Payments Cards & Mobile|language=en|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref>
'''The European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA)''' is an association that aims to foster collaboration and to enable the use of different mobile payments systems internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://empsa.org/news/seven-european-mobile-payment-systems-found-empsa/|title=Seven European mobile payment systems to found EMPSA|date=2019-05-08|website=EMPSA|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref> EMPSA is headquartered in [[Zürich|Zurich]], [[Switzerland]] and chaired by Søren Mose, the Chairman of the TWINT Board of Directors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/independent-mobile-payment-systems-in-europe-form-european-mobile-payment-systems-association-empsa/|title=Europe forms European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA)|date=2019-09-03|website=Payments Cards & Mobile|language=en|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref>


==History and future plans==
EMPSA is founded by seven [[mobile payment]] providers that together have around 25 million registered users and over 1 million acceptance points. Around 350 banks support the systems. The seven providers are:
European Mobile Payment Systems Association was founded on September 3 2019.
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In January 2022 EMPSA demonstrated a working system where test users of TWINT could pay in selected shops in Austria accepting Bluecode.<ref>[https://player.vimeo.com/video/671908360?h=71d36c3c11 Interoperability Production Test from EMPSA on Vimeo]</ref>

==Members==
EMPSA was founded by seven [[mobile payment]] providers, including the three Scandinavian providers which at that time had more than half their population as users.

Eight more providers have joined, making them 15; they are:
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|[[Bancontact Payconiq Company]]
|[[Bancontact Payconiq Company]]
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|{{BEL}}
|2019
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|Bluecode
|{{ill|Bluecode|de}}
|{{GER}} {{AUT}}
|{{GER}} {{AUT}}
|2019
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|-
|[[MobilePay]]
|[[MobilePay]]
|{{FIN}} {{DEN}}
|{{DEN}} {{FIN}}
|2019
|-
|-
|{{Interlanguage link|SIBS/MB WAY|pt|MB Way}}
|{{Interlanguage link|SIBS/MB WAY|pt|MB Way}}
|{{POR}}
|{{POR}}
|2019
|-
|-
|[[Swish (payment)|Swish]]
|[[Swish (payment)|Swish]]
|{{SWE}}
|{{SWE}}
|2019
|-
|-
|{{Interlanguage link|TWINT|de}}
|{{Interlanguage link|TWINT|de}}
|{{CHE}}
|{{CHE}}
|2019
|-
|-
|[[Vipps]]
|[[Vipps]]
|{{NOR}}
|{{NOR}}
|2019
|}
|-

|[[Bancomat (debit card)|Bancomat Pay]]
==See also==
|{{ITA}}
* [[MobilePay]] – Danish mobile payment service
|2020<ref>[https://empsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EMPSA_New-Members_Press-Release_090320.pdf European Association to foster collaboration in mobile payments is growing] (March 9 2020)</ref>
* [[Swish (payment)|Swish]] – Swedish mobile payment service
|-
* [[Vipps]] – Norwegian mobile payment service
|[[Blik (payment)|BLIK]]
|{{POL}}
|2020
|-
|PLICK
|{{ITA}} {{ESP}}
|2020<ref>[https://empsa.org/news/european-association-to-foster-collaboration/ EMPSA is further growing to foster collaboration in mobile payments]</ref>
|-
|Bankart (FLIK)
|{{SLO}}
|2020
|-
|Bamcard (KVIKO)
|{{BIH}}
|2020
|-
|{{Interlanguage link|BORICA AD|bg|БОРИКА}}
|{{BUL}}
|2021
|-
|[[Currence]] [[iDEAL]]
|{{NED}}
|2021
|-
|{{Interlanguage link|Bizum|es}}
|{{ESP}}
|2022
|-
|DIAS
|{{GRE}}
|2022
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:52, 21 March 2023

European Mobile Payment Systems Association
IndustryMobile payments
FoundedSeptember 3rd 2019[1]
Headquarters
Zurich
,
Area served
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland
Key people
Søren Mose, Anna-Lena Wretman, Anton Stadelmann, Bjørn Skjelbred, Christian Pirkner, Mark Majgaard Wraa-Hansen, Nathalie Vandepeute, Tiago Bianchi de Aguiar
ProductsMobile applications
MembersBancontact Payconiq Company, Bluecode, MobilePay, SIBS/MB WAY, Swish, Vipps
Websitehttps://empsa.org/

The European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA) is an association that aims to foster collaboration and to enable the use of different mobile payments systems internationally.[2] EMPSA is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland and chaired by Søren Mose, the Chairman of the TWINT Board of Directors.[3]

History and future plans[edit]

European Mobile Payment Systems Association was founded on September 3 2019.

In January 2022 EMPSA demonstrated a working system where test users of TWINT could pay in selected shops in Austria accepting Bluecode.[4]

Members[edit]

EMPSA was founded by seven mobile payment providers, including the three Scandinavian providers which at that time had more than half their population as users.

Eight more providers have joined, making them 15; they are:

Provider Country Joined
Bancontact Payconiq Company  Belgium 2019
Bluecode [de]  Germany  Austria 2019
MobilePay  Denmark  Finland 2019
SIBS/MB WAY [pt]  Portugal 2019
Swish  Sweden 2019
TWINT [de]  Switzerland 2019
Vipps  Norway 2019
Bancomat Pay  Italy 2020[5]
BLIK  Poland 2020
PLICK  Italy  Spain 2020[6]
Bankart (FLIK)  Slovenia 2020
Bamcard (KVIKO)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2020
BORICA AD [bg]  Bulgaria 2021
Currence iDEAL  Netherlands 2021
Bizum [es]  Spain 2022
DIAS  Greece 2022

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mobile payment systems in Europe establish association to foster collaboration and international payments
  2. ^ "Seven European mobile payment systems to found EMPSA". EMPSA (in German). 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  3. ^ "Europe forms European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA)". Payments Cards & Mobile. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  4. ^ Interoperability Production Test from EMPSA on Vimeo
  5. ^ European Association to foster collaboration in mobile payments is growing (March 9 2020)
  6. ^ EMPSA is further growing to foster collaboration in mobile payments