Germany 2026

Market Overview Payment Organisations German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) is the umbrella organisation of the German banks regarding payment services. Domestic Payment Brands girocard debit cards; mostly co-badged V PAY, Debit Mastercard, or VISA Debit. E-purse GeldKarte phase-out complete by end-2024. giropay digital A2A payment service, phase-out by end-2024. Wero: In 2024, launch of P2P […]

Italy 2026

Market Overview Payment Organisations Bancomat S.p.A. – oversees the Bancomat and PagoBancomat systems. Nexi, which was formed from ICBPI. Nexi acquired interbank processor SIA Group (2020) and NETS Group in 2021. Domestic Payment Brands PagoBancomat, co-badged Maestro, VISA Debit or V PAY. ATM: Bancomat, Postamat, co-badged Maestro or Mastercard. Credit: CartaSi, co-badged Mastercard or VISA. […]

Norway 2026

Market Overview Payment Organisation VBB AS, interbank organisation that merged Vipps, BankAxept, and BankID. In 2022, BankID and BankAxept demerged from Vipps. Domestic Payment Brands BankAxept debit cards; mostly co-badged VISA or Electron. BankAxess is the domestic online bank transfer service for payments of purchases in online shops. Vipps, the digital A2A payment app for […]

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