{"id":324,"date":"2026-07-29T14:19:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pv-bizum-web-corporativa-wordpress-pt-stg.servidortemporal.net\/?p=324"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:20:04","slug":"who-invented-bizum-2","status":"publish","type":"actualidad","link":"https:\/\/pv-bizum-web-corporativa-web-stg.servidortemporal.net\/pt\/actualidad\/who-invented-bizum-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who invented Bizum? We tell you the story"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\r\n    class=\"m06-singles-hero m06-singles-hero--border-rounded\"\r\n    id=\"m06-6af753c977202\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Hero del art\u00edculo\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n        <div class=\"m06-singles-hero__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n                            <ul class=\"m06-singles-hero__labels\" aria-label=\"Categor\u00edas\">\r\n                                            <li class=\"m06-singles-hero__label\">Actualidad<\/li>\r\n                                    <\/ul>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <h1 class=\"m06-singles-hero__title\">Who invented Bizum? We tell you the story<\/h1>\r\n\r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m06-singles-hero__meta\" role=\"list\" aria-label=\"Informaci\u00f3n del art\u00edculo\">\r\n\r\n                                    <div class=\"m06-singles-hero__meta-item\" role=\"listitem\">\r\n                        \r\n                        <span class=\"m06-singles-hero__meta-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 10 16\" fill=\"none\">\r\n                                <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M0 0.8C0 0.3584 0.3584 0 0.8 0H2.4H7.2H8.8C9.2416 0 9.6 0.3584 9.6 0.8C9.6 1.2416 9.2416 1.6 8.8 1.6V4.8256C8.8 5.5376 8.484 6.2128 7.9368 6.6688L6.3392 8L7.9368 9.3312C8.484 9.7872 8.8 10.4624 8.8 11.1744V14.4C9.2416 14.4 9.6 14.7584 9.6 15.2C9.6 15.6416 9.2416 16 8.8 16H7.2H2.4H0.8C0.3584 16 0 15.6416 0 15.2C0 14.7584 0.3584 14.4 0.8 14.4V11.1744C0.8 10.4624 1.116 9.7872 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src=\"https:\/\/pv-bizum-web-corporativa-web-stg.servidortemporal.net\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Listado-previo-historia-bizum-724-x483px.png\"\r\n                        alt=\"\"\r\n                         width=\"724\"                          height=\"483\"                         loading=\"eager\"\r\n                        decoding=\"async\"\r\n                    >\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-rounded\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-0\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear Bizumer, we are sorry, but we cannot attribute the credit for the best invention of the century to a single person. And the fact is that Bizum is nobody\u2019s idea, it belongs to everyone, it is the result of the collaboration of an entire sector. Already in 2015, 20 banking entities, Spanish together with their 3 associations (AEB, CECA and UNACC) and the 3 payment infrastructures (Redsys, Cecabank and Iberpay) joined forces to design and create the (best) platform with which to streamline everyday payments and in which now almost 40 banking brands operating in our country and Andorra participate. Pure Spain brand exported to the world, with more than 27 million active users.   <\/p>\n\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-straight\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-0\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-block\">\r\n                                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-row\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title\">\r\n                                            <p>And why was Bizum created?<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before Bizum, Spain was one of the countries with the highest use of cash, although card payments were growing year after year (and continue to do so). This, together with the high use of smartphones, with a ratio of mobile lines per inhabitant among the highest in Europe, was the perfect environment for the creation of a mobile payment solution that users, our beloved Bizumers, could use in their daily lives as an alternative to cash. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So that you can learn a little more about the origin of Bizum, we are going to show you how Bizum has been advancing and facilitating our daily life.<\/p>\n\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-straight\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-1\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-block\">\r\n                                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-row\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title\">\r\n                                            <p>2015 | The beginning<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It all began in 2015, when there was an agreement between the various banking associations and financial institutions to develop a sector initiative for immediate transfers that would revolutionize payments in Spain. Bizum as such did not yet exist, but this was the prelude to everything and the framework in which it was designed. <\/p>\n\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-straight\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-2\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-block\">\r\n                                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-row\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title\">\r\n                                            <p>2016 | Foundation and first steps<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June 2016, with the project already planned and developed by tireless working groups, the company Bizum was officially founded. In October of this year, the P2P (person-to-person) payment service was launched with the participation of about twenty banking institutions. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This launch marked the beginning of a <strong>new era<\/strong> in the way money transfers are made universally, quickly and easily.<\/p>\n\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-straight\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-3\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-block\">\r\n                                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-row\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title\">\r\n                                            <p>2017 | Expansion of services<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The success of Bizum was such that the company continued to explore the expansion of services. A year later, in 2017, Bizum launched the option to make donations to social entities. This move allowed users to contribute to charitable causes in a direct and uncomplicated way, increasing the platform\u2019s usefulness and favoring user solidarity.  <\/p>\n\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-straight\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-4\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-block\">\r\n                                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-row\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title\">\r\n                                            <p>2018 | Popularization and growth<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2018 was a key year for Bizum. The platform surpassed one million users and 10 million transactions were recorded. In addition, the expression \u201cMake me a Bizum\u201d became more popular than that famous brand of handkerchiefs, becoming a common expression in our day-to-day lives.  <\/p>\n\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-straight\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-5\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-block\">\r\n                                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-row\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title\">\r\n                                            <p>2019 | New functionalities<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of 2019, the extension of Bizum reached e-commerce. It was then that Bizumers were able to make online purchases as easily and quickly as in private-to-private transfers. Over time, Bizum payments in e-commerce have grown exponentially and today Bizumers can pay at around 70,000 online merchants.  <\/p>\n\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-straight\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-6\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-block\">\r\n                                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-row\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title\">\r\n                                            <p>2020 | Expansion of use<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of Bizum, which reached 10 million users. In addition, the QR code collection and payment functionality was launched in more than 11,000 Loter\u00edas y Apuestas del Estado points of sale. <\/p>\n\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-straight\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-7\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-block\">\r\n                                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-row\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title\">\r\n                                            <p>2021 | Integration and diversification<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, Bizum continued its growth with more than 5 million e-commerce purchases and the integration of more than 25,000 merchants. In addition, more and more entities joined the Bizum family, reaching 30 banking brands on the platform. This year also marked important milestones in terms of transactions and expansion of the service.  <\/p>\n\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n<section\r\n    class=\"m22-content-simple m22-content-simple--border-straight\"\r\n    id=\"m22-section-8\"\r\n    aria-label=\"Contenido simple\"\r\n>\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"m22-content-simple__card\">\r\n\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__content\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__body\">\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__sidebar\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-block\">\r\n                                <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title-row\">\r\n\r\n                                    \r\n                                                                            <div class=\"m22-content-simple__title\">\r\n                                            <p>2022 | Technological innovations<\/p>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    \r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n                    \r\n                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__main\">\r\n\r\n                        \r\n                                                    <div class=\"m22-content-simple__text\">\r\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2022 brought with it the accumulation of one billion transactions. 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