Bancomat, Bizum, EPI/Wero, SIBS–MB WAY, and Vipps MobilePay launch a European interoperability entity

# Bancomat, Bizum, EPI/Wero, SIBS–MB WAY, and Vipps MobilePay launch a European interoperability entity

> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Trade-media report of partner-announced joint entity and planned phased rollout
> Source: [The Paypers](https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/bancomat-bizum-epiwero-sibsmb-way-and-vipps-mobilepay-launch-a-european-interoperability-entity)
> Published: 2026-09-30
> Captured: 2026-10-07T01:35:35.994Z

## Source summary

The Paypers reports that Bancomat, Bizum, EPI/Wero, SIBS/MB WAY and Vipps MobilePay established the jointly owned European Network for Payments in Spain. The entity will coordinate a common interoperability hub while domestic brands remain separate. Technical implementation is still being prepared: cross-border peer-to-peer payments are planned first, with ecommerce and point-of-sale payments later. The partners’ existing users should not be counted as users of an already live interconnected network.

## Why it matters

Creating a joint operating entity advances coordination beyond a memorandum, but formation is distinct from production availability, achieved payment volume or demonstrated merchant savings.

## Key numbers

No independently checkable key number was extracted from this report.

## Topics and entities

- Industry lane: Payment infrastructure
- Entities: Bancomat / Bizum / EPI / SIBS / Vipps MobilePay
- Payment infrastructure
- Cross-border payments

## Evidence and credibility note

Source body read; source claims, event stage and limits remain attributed.

Date evidence: Automatically verified from JSON-LD datePublished: 2026-09-30T08:34:20+00:00

## First-party corroboration

- [https://newsroom.kbc.com/bancomat-bizum-epiwero-sibs-mb-way-and-vipps-mobilepay-announce-the-creation-of-a-european-interoperability-entity-to-connect-their-respective-solution](/en/items/https://newsroom.kbc.com/bancomat-bizum-epiwero-sibs-mb-way-and-vipps-mobilepay-announce-the-creation-of-a-european-interoperability-entity-to-connect-their-respective-solution)

## Original-source traceback

[Open the original The Paypers report](https://thepaypers.com/payments/news/bancomat-bizum-epiwero-sibsmb-way-and-vipps-mobilepay-launch-a-european-interoperability-entity)

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