European Mobile Payment Systems Association
Mobile payments organisation
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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.[2] EMPSA is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland and chaired by Søren Mose, the Chairman of the TWINT Board of Directors.[3]
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| Industry | Mobile payments |
|---|---|
| Founded | 3 September 2019[1] |
| Headquarters | Zurich , |
Area served | Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, 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 |
| Products | Mobile applications |
| Members | Bancontact Payconiq Company, Bluecode, MobilePay, SIBS/MB WAY, Swish, Vipps |
| Website | https://empsa.org/ |
History and future plans
European Mobile Payment Systems Association was founded on 3 September 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
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.
Current members include:
| Service | Provider | Country | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bancontact Pay | Bancontact Company |  Belgium |
2019 |
| Bluecode | Blue Code International AG | Worldwide[a] | 2019 |
| MobilePay | Vipps MobilePay AS |  Denmark Finland Greenland |
2019 |
| MB WAY | SIBS |  Portugal |
2019 |
| Swish | Getswish AB |  Sweden |
2019 |
| TWINT | Monexio AG |  Switzerland |
2019 |
| Vipps | Vipps MobilePay AS |  Norway Sweden |
2019 |
| Bancomat Pay | Bancomat, S.p.A. |  Italy |
2020[5] |
| BLIK | Polski Standard Płatności S. A |  Poland |
2020 |
| Blink | BORICA |  Bulgaria |
2021 |
| Bizum | Bizum, S.L. |  Spain Andorra |
2022 |
| IRIS Payments | DIAS Interbanking Systems S.A. |  Greece |
2022 |
| RoPay | TRANSFOND |  Romania |
2025 |
| KUIK | MPAY Sh.p.k |  Albania Kosovo |
2025 |
Notes
- Through partnerships with local and international payment networks, such as Alipay, Diners Club International and Discover Network.