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| Developer(s) | Currence (Payconiq,ABN AMRO,Friesland Bank,ING Bank,Knab,Rabobank,Triodos Bank,Van Lanschot,De Volksbank) |
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| Initial release | 2005 |
| Website | www |
iDEAL is ane-commerce payment system used foronline banking in theNetherlands. Previously controlled by the Dutch e-commerce organizationCurrence since 2006, the company became owned by theEuropean Payments Initiative (EPI) from October 2023.[1]
It is anonline payment method that enables consumers to pay online through their own bank. In addition toonline merchants, other organisations that are not part of the e-commerce market also offer iDEAL.[citation needed]
The system was conceived by the Dutch banksABN Amro,ING Bank,Postbank N.V. andRabobank, to develop a single system for online payments that could be used by all banks. The payment platform was opened to consumers in 2005.[citation needed]
In 2006 the consortium moved the iDEAL brand to the Dutch banking organization Currence.[2] Nine years after claiming to be responsible for 54% of the country's online payments, iDEAL reported having 70% of this market in 2023.[3]
In the same year, the European Payments Initiative acquired iDEAL and Payconiq International, as well as new shareholders, for the upcoming launch of its instant payment solution. iDEAL is to become a European payment account-to-account (A2A) instant payment scheme and a multi-faceted digital wallet.[3][4][5][6]
EPI will initially enable person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-professional (P2Pro) payments, followed by online and mobile shopping payments and then point-of-sale payments. A comprehensive range of transaction types will be supported, including one-off payments, subscriptions, installments, payments upon delivery and reservations. Additionally, value-added services will be incorporated into the solution over time, including responsible ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) financing, digital identity features and integration of merchant loyalty programmes.[5]
European Payments Initiative (EPI) has announced that iDEAL will be replaced by itsWero payment service.[7] Wero is launched in Germany, France and Belgium in mid-2024 as a P2P payment solution, but the service will offer e-commerce/m-commerce payments from mid-2025. The launch of Wero in the Netherlands is currently prepared and foreseen for end 2025/begin 2026, although not much is currently disclosed about how a transition from iDEAL to Wero will take place.
The number of transfers processed:
| Year | Transactions |
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| 2006 | 4.4 million |
| 2007 | 14.9 million |
| 2008 | 27.8 million |
| 2009 | 45.4 million |
| 2010 | 68.8 million |
| 2011 | 93.9 million |
| 2012 | 117.2 million |
| 2013 | 142.5 million |
| 2014 | 180.2 million |
| 2015 | 222.0 million |
| 2016 | 282.6 million |
| 2017 | 378.1 million |
| 2018 | 523.8 million |
| 2019 | 666.9 million |
| 2020 | 890.3 million |
| 2021 | 1.14 billion |
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