Peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps

Peer-to-peer payments let people send money directly to each other from a wallet or banking app, using a phone number, email address or username. Services such as Venmo, Zelle, Bizum and Swish started as P2P apps and are now widely used to pay merchants too, especially small businesses.

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P2P providers and methods

Explained in the glossary: Instant Payments

Which peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps are there?

PaymentsDatabase lists 5 options: Orca, MuchBetter, BLIK, Venmo and P2P.

What is similar to P2P?

Bank Transfer, Mobile / USSD, Wallet, Card Issuance, Cards, Crypto, Gateway and IBAN Issuance — ranked by how many of the same providers support them.

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