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https://www.nfcw.com/2019/09/03/364245/mobile-payments-providers-team-up-to-let-customers-make-qr-payments-across-europe/
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A group of seven mobile payments service providers with a combined user base
of 25 million people in nine European countries have formed a new association
to deliver “interoperability of the mobile payment systems across national
borders”.

The European Mobile Payment Systems Association (EMPSA) is based in Zurich
and chaired by Søren Mose, chairman of the board at Swiss mobile payments
provider Twint.

In addition to Twint, the association’s members include Bancontact Payconiq
(Belgium), Bluecode (Germany and Austria), MobilePay (Finland and Denmark),
SIBS/MB Way (Portugal), Swish (Sweden) and Vipps (Norway).

“Altogether, the seven companies have around 25 million registered users,
over one million acceptance points and there are some 350 banks that support
the systems,” Twint says.

“In the medium term, the association intends to make it possible for users
to use all of the individual systems in each of the member countries,” the
Swiss mobile payments service adds.

“EMPSA has already set up a working group to review the technical issues
surrounding interoperability.”

The working group is co-chaired by Bjørn Skjelbred from Vipps and Christian
Pirkner of Bluecode.

“The seven existing members of EMPSA all have similar setups and will
expectedly use the QR code to create technical compatibility,” MobilePay
adds.

“Focus [in] the first year will be on delivering pilot cases on users paying
across EMPSA countries.”

“The rapid growth in mobile payments will lead to an increasing user demand
of being able to pay everywhere in Europe with your mobile payment solution,
leaving cards and physical wallets behind,” says MobilePay CEO Mark
Wraa-Hansen.

“EMPSA can be vital in achieving interoperability within a short timeframe.”


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