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| Industry | Financial services |
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| Predecessors | Bancontact Company,PayconiqBelgium |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Brussels,Belgium |
Key people | Nathalie Vandepeute (CEO) |
| Products | Mobile applications |
| Website | bancontactpayconiq |
Bancontact Payconiq Company is a Belgian company that was founded in 2018 as the merger of Bancontact Company andPayconiq Belgium. The company is the Belgian market leader infinancial services. Company headquarters are inBrussels,Belgium.[citation needed]
In March 2018 the companies declared their intention to merge with each other.[1][2][3] The merger was finalized in July. Nathalie Vandepeute became theCEO.[citation needed]
In August, the company got a capital injection from its five major shareholders from 17 to more than 32 million euros.[4]
In January 2019 the company merged its payment applications called "Bancontact" and "Payconiq" into an app called "Payconiq by Bancontact".[3][5] The app is supported by 20 Belgian banks and 290,000 Belgian stores.[6] Next to the app, the company issues debit cards under the "Bancontact" branding that can be used in physical stores and online.[7] Bancontact Payconiq is a member of theEuropean Mobile Payment Systems Association.[citation needed]
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