{
  "id": 15677333,
  "title": "Mercadona, Inditex, Ikea and Carrefour already accept Bizum in physical stores",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mercadona-inditex-ikea-y-carrefour-ya-aceptan-bizum-en-tiendas-fisicas",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-19T22:10:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/banca/2026/10/20/6ad66d00e5fdeabf6d8b4593.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Bizum Pay, a payment method alternative to Visa, Mastercard, and Amex, is being rolled out in Spain. The service, free for users, will be available in over 1.7 million establishments across the country, including major retailers such as Inditex, Ikea, Carrefour, and Lidl. El Corte Inglés will have it fully incorporated in all its shopping centers soon. The payment method allows for instant payment and can be used through a mobile app, with some Spanish banks integrating it into their own apps. Bizum Pay has 32.5 million users in Spain and processed 105 million transactions in e-commerce last year.",
  "summary": "Se trata de un método de pago alternativo a las tarjetas de Visa, Mastercard y Amex. El Corte Inglés lo desplegará en breve. Leer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}