
ATMs and other European players join forces for payment interoperability
ATM and European players Bizum, Epi Company/Wero, Sibs-Mb Way and Vipps MobilePay have founded the European Network for Payments company to develop interoperability of cross-border payments.
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The main European digital payments players collaborate to create a unified ecosystem.
Bancomat, together with the European digital payments players Bizum, Epi Company/Wero, Sibs-Mb Way and Vipps MobilePay have established a joint company, European Network for Payments (Enp), to "manage and develop interoperability between the main European payment solutions participating in the initiative". We read it in a joint note.
"The establishment of ENP - we read - represents a fundamental stage in the path towards a more autonomous and interconnected European payments ecosystem" and the participating payment solutions "will be able to progressively offer their users simple and immediate cross-border payments between European countries, both between people (peer-to-peer), and in physical and online stores, while maintaining their respective brands, functions and user experiences".

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