Calida Financial has expanded its collaboration with the European payment scheme Bluecode by becoming an acquiring partner. Bluecode is a Europe-built, open mobile payment solution designed to serve consumers and businesses across the continent. After joining Bluecode as an issuing partner in July 2025—introducing a pan-European prepaid offering for users—Calida now also supports the acceptance side of Bluecode transactions. This enables merchants to process real-time, dependable, and cost-efficient payments through a single partner.
The partnership is well suited to everyday payment scenarios in sectors such as fashion, gaming, FMCG, travel, and digital goods and services, where frequent mobile app-based transactions are critical. It delivers a smooth, intuitive payment experience for both customers and merchants.
Through the Calida-enabled Bluecode solution, merchants gain access to competitive pricing, payment guarantees, and strong conversion rates. They also benefit from Bluecode’s extensive acceptance network and growing market presence. The scheme operates seamlessly across Europe and key global markets, allowing consumers to pay via local acceptance networks in numerous countries. With Calida acting as both issuer and acquirer, merchants can simplify their setup by working with a single payment provider.
“Our ambition is to help merchants accept payments from customers everywhere,” said Jens Bader, CEO of Calida Financial. “Whether it’s a fast-growing ecommerce brand or an app that suddenly gains international traction, businesses need to scale quickly without friction. Our single integration supports multiple regions and customer bases, letting merchants focus on growth while keeping costs, fraud, and chargebacks to a minimum.”
Chris Pirkner, CEO of Bluecode, added: “This partnership gives both local and pan-European merchants access to a deeply integrated payment solution that combines an attractive commercial model with efficient processing and a scalable technical foundation. Embedding payments directly into merchant apps is just one way we’re enabling modern ecommerce experiences.”
The partnership is well suited to everyday payment scenarios in sectors such as fashion, gaming, FMCG, travel, and digital goods and services, where frequent mobile app-based transactions are critical. It delivers a smooth, intuitive payment experience for both customers and merchants.
Through the Calida-enabled Bluecode solution, merchants gain access to competitive pricing, payment guarantees, and strong conversion rates. They also benefit from Bluecode’s extensive acceptance network and growing market presence. The scheme operates seamlessly across Europe and key global markets, allowing consumers to pay via local acceptance networks in numerous countries. With Calida acting as both issuer and acquirer, merchants can simplify their setup by working with a single payment provider.
“Our ambition is to help merchants accept payments from customers everywhere,” said Jens Bader, CEO of Calida Financial. “Whether it’s a fast-growing ecommerce brand or an app that suddenly gains international traction, businesses need to scale quickly without friction. Our single integration supports multiple regions and customer bases, letting merchants focus on growth while keeping costs, fraud, and chargebacks to a minimum.”
Chris Pirkner, CEO of Bluecode, added: “This partnership gives both local and pan-European merchants access to a deeply integrated payment solution that combines an attractive commercial model with efficient processing and a scalable technical foundation. Embedding payments directly into merchant apps is just one way we’re enabling modern ecommerce experiences.”