Poland’s most popular mobile payment system, BLIK is being expanded into Romania and Slovakia with the support of DXC Technology.
In a statement, DXC technology, the global technology services provider, said it will modernize the BLIK central system to meet payment standards in the two countries, ensuring it can handle transactions in both Romanian Leu and Euros. It will also enable Blik to connect to the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications) system.
One of the largest payment systems in Poland, BLIK has been at the forefront of driving a new era of digital payments in the region since it was first introduced in 2015. The system allows customers to use their mobile phones to withdraw cash from more than 20,000 ATMs while it facilitates hundreds of thousands of digital payment transactions. Between July and September 2023, for instance, it facilitated 455 million transactions worth 63 billion PLN ($15.7 billion USD).
With the help of Polish Payment Standard (PSP), the payment method is covered by all major Polish banks. PSP is a joint venture between six leading Polish banks (Alior Bank, Bank Millennium, Santander Bank Polska, ING Bank Śląski, mBank and PKO Bank Polski) and Mastercard.
Dariusz Mazurkiewicz, President at PSP said: “BLIK is highly regarded in Poland and we have confidence that our solution will easily meet the requirements to integrate with other large European banks. This will help us grow the number of users engaging in e-commerce payments.”
Michał Burda, Country General Manager at DXC Technology Poland, added: “This is a major project for Polish and European banking. As a trusted partner, we will help PSP innovate the BLIK solution on a global scale to achieve international success.”
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