Greek IRIS P2P payment to join pan-European network

Greece's IRIS Payments, operated by DIAS S.A. under Bank of Greece oversight, has achieved universal domestic instant payment acceptance (first in Europe) and now connects to EuroPA, the pan-European network expanding to 18 countries and 176 million users by year-end. EuroPA was founded in December 2023 by Bancomat (Italy), Bizum (Spain), and SIBS (Portugal, operator of MB WAY), with DIAS joining in June 2025. The integration enables 57.3 million citizens across Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Andorra to make free, instant P2P transfers using only mobile phone numbers, with settlement in seconds. Greece's domestic IRIS infrastructure already serves 4.6 million citizens, 600,000 professionals, 1.2 million POS terminals, and 70,000 e-shops. Merchant payments via EuroPA are planned from 2027, extending the mobile-number-based convenience beyond P2P transfers.

IRIS users can now send free payments to four European countries | eKathimerini.com

Users of Greece’s IRIS payment system can now make instant peer-to-peer (P2P) payments to recipients in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Andorra using only a mobile phone number, without the need for an IBAN.

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Instant payments system IRIS reaches millions, but usage at stores lags | eKathimerini.com

Greece’s instant payments platform IRIS has grown into one of Europe’s most advanced payment infrastructures, but its next challenge is convincing consumers to use it for everyday purchases, the CEO of payments operator DIAS said.

kathimerini.grEvgenia Tzortzi