Can Bizum be used outside Spain?
Partly. Since March 2025, Bizum users can send money to MB WAY users in Portugal and Bancomat Pay users in Italy, and in February 2026 banks started extending the link to 13 European countries with Vipps MobilePay and Wero. In 2025, more than 69,400 cross-border operations used this link, and 90% of them had Bizum as origin or destination.
In detail
Partly. Since March 2025, Bizum users can send money to MB WAY users in Portugal and Bancomat Pay users in Italy, and in February 2026 banks started extending the link to 13 European countries with Vipps MobilePay and Wero. In 2025, more than 69,400 cross-border operations used this link, and 90% of them had Bizum as origin or destination.
Payment by bank transfer in Spain
In May 2026 Bizum started in-store NFC payments with CaixaBank, BBVA, Sabadell and Bankinter. By the end of September, more than 21 million people could pay in stores with Bizum, at 1.7 million enabled outlets, and about 120,000 online shops accepted it. Since March 2025, Bizum users can pay MB WAY users in Portugal and Bancomat Pay users in Italy instantly, and in February 2026 Spanish banks launched the link with Vipps MobilePay and Wero, covering 13 European countries.
Payment by digital wallet and X-Pay in Spain
Bizum now competes in the same space. Since May 2026, users of some banks can tap their phone at the terminal to pay with Bizum, either from their banking app or from the new Bizum Pay app, and funds reach the merchant immediately.
More detail in our #PayWorldTour guide Payment methods in Spain.