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"Entrepreneurs [...], they disrupt, they invent, they build a better way - and we Europeans consume." In the latest interview with The Paypers, Christian Pirkner shares a simple observation: throughout our daily lives, we rely on products and platforms built outside Europe - from searching and streaming to communicating and charging our cars. At Bluecode, we believe payments are one area where Europe should build and retain its own value chain. Strengthening European payment infrastructure isn't about closing doors – it's about creating resilience, fostering innovation, and ensuring that more value stays in Europe. In the full conversation, Chris talks about: 🔹 Why European payment sovereignty matters 🔹 How Payment Roaming makes cross-border payments as seamless as mobile roaming 🔹 Bluecode's vision for a truly interoperable European payment ecosystem

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What does sovereignty actually mean? In the context of payments, according to Christian Pirkner, sovereignty is a set of clearly defined criteria. A payment system can only be considered sovereign if the critical elements that govern and enable it – from ownership and governance to the SDK, token service and payment kernel – are under European control. Watch this clip from Chris’ keynote at Frankfurt Digital Finance, where he shares his perspective on what true payment sovereignty means – and why every single building block matters. 👇

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Bluecode Payment Roaming with Alipay+ is now live on all 5 continents! 🌍 We are expanding global payment acceptance through our interoperability with Alipay+, enabling users of participating #Bluecode issuing members to make secure cross-border mobile payments in 60 destinations worldwide at millions of merchants, including some of the most popular travel destinations for Europeans beyond Europe, such as: 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇰🇷 South Korea What started with cross-border acceptance across Europe has now expanded across the globe, giving European travellers a seamless alternative to traditional card payments and allowing them to truly "pay like a local" abroad. Just as mobile phone users can stay connected abroad through roaming agreements between telecom operators, Payment Roaming allows consumers to use Bluecode seamlessly across borders. With further expansion planned, coverage is set to grow to even more markets worldwide, continuing to build a truly global acceptance grid for European payments.

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📣 European payment sovereignty meets global interoperability With the launch of NFC payments on both iOS and Android, Bluecode is taking a major step forward: scaling acceptance globally while keeping the transaction rooted in Europe. This is what “sovereignty by design” looks like in payments: a European scheme that doesn’t isolate itself, but connects intelligently, on European terms. Through its “Payment Roaming” approach and collaboration with Discover Network, Bluecode enables European banks to offer NFC payments that work across millions of merchants worldwide, starting with Eurozone coverage. What makes this different is the architecture: 🔹 European scheme transaction for the payer and the bank 🔹 European SDK and token infrastructure 🔹 Allows transaction processing to remain in Europe 🔹 Pan-European and global acceptance via interoperability, not dependency 🔹 Data stays in Europe according to GDPR A practical path forward for a truly European payment system: built in Europe, governed in Europe, and accepted beyond borders.

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Süddeutsche Zeitung says: “The European payment network already exists.” And that’s Bluecode. So we did the only logical thing: bought the newspaper at a local newsstand – and paid with Bluecode, of course. 😊 There’s something satisfying about buying a newspaper covering the topic of European payment sovereignty using a European payment network that already works in everyday life. Not in theory. Not in a concept deck. Not in a future rollout. In practice. Because while the discussion continues, the reality is already here. Europe doesn’t need to start from scratch – a lot of what’s being talked about can already be done today by connecting and using existing infrastructure. The time is now. What are we waiting for? It’s here. Pay with Bluecode. 👉🏻Read the full article by Nils Heck (German, subscription required): https://lnkd.in/eUQREQFA

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How can financial institutions offer their customers a truly European way to pay? As the demand for greater European sovereignty grows, banks have an opportunity to strengthen their offering with a European payment solution that can be integrated directly into their existing banking app. At the same time, customers benefit from a European payment option that works across Europe and beyond. ▶️ Watch the video to hear Christian Pirkner's perspective.

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Great days at VI3NNA Congress 2026 🎤 Our team – Christian Pirkner, Christian Lechner, Mario Linzbauer, Peter Neubauer and Claudio Wilhelmer – represented Bluecode on site and joined discussions around the future of payments, digital assets and financial infrastructure. Chris’ keynote on “Payment Interoperability: A Disruptive Way to Enable Stablecoin Payments at Point of Sale” highlighted our view: We believe interoperability offers a powerful path to connect stablecoins with existing payment acceptance networks. It enables real-world usage at the point of sale through an independent approach that keeps things simple for merchants and consumers alike. Chris also joined the roundtable discussions on AI & Digital Assets in Banking & Finance and EU vs Global Innovation & Free Zones, contributing to conversations on the evolving regulatory and innovation landscape. Thanks to the VI3NNA Congress team and everyone we met for the valuable discussions. 📸 Credit: VI3NNA Congress

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We often talk about Payment Roaming as the key to a connected payment landscape. But what does that actually mean? And why do we call it that? 💡 🌐📱 Think about mobile roaming. You have a contract with a provider in your home country. When you travel abroad, your phone automatically connects to a local network – without you doing anything or even noticing. It works because providers cooperate behind the scenes. Bluecode has taken this principle and brought it to payments. The result: Users pay seamlessly across payment networks worldwide, just as effortlessly as their phone connects to a local network when traveling. The uniqueness of Bluecode Payment Roaming: For users and issuing banks, every transaction remains a European transaction – independent of where the payment occurs – ensuring security, privacy-first processing, and full compliance with European data protection standards. 📺👇 Learn the Payment Roaming basics from Chris himself on stage of Frankfurt Digital Finance.

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🎤 The future of European payments is already here! At this year’s EHI Payment Congress in Bonn, our CEO Christian Pirkner took the stage to deliver a keynote on a topic that’s becoming more urgent than ever: European sovereignty in payments. His message was clear: Europe doesn’t need to start from scratch — the solution already exists. With Bluecode, a pan-European payment scheme is not just a vision, but a ready-to-scale reality. Alongside the keynote, our team — Daniel Koenen, Mario Linzbauer, and Christian Pirkner — was on site to connect with partners, exchange perspectives, and drive forward collaboration across the ecosystem. Thanks to EHI Retail Institute & Philipp Hübner, Oliver Behrens, Caroline Coelsch for hosting another great congress! Scroll through for some impressions from the day! 📷

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How will the European payment landscape look in 2030? 🎙️🔮 Christian Pirkner shares his perspective on what lies ahead for payments in Europe: Truly European ways to pay that work seamlessly across Europe and beyond. His take on how we get there: interoperability. Connecting systems, enabling collaboration, and making sure European solutions can scale globally. Watch the full video 👇

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