The European Network for Payments (ENP) has appointed William Olgiati as its chief executive officer.
He took up the role on October 21, 2026, as the company moves from its launch phase to the development of a cross-border payments network.
ENP was established by five European payment providers: Bancomat, Bizum, EPI/Wero, SIBS–MB WAY and Vipps MobilePay. The company was incorporated in Madrid and officially launched in September 2026.
Olgiati will oversee ENP’s operational development and lead the implementation of its strategic and technical plans. He will work with the company’s board and its five founding partners.
The network aims to connect existing European account-to-account payment services, allowing customers to make payments in other European countries using the apps and solutions they already know. The planned system will cover peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers, online purchases and payments in physical stores.
The five founding services currently reach around 130 million users across 14 European countries. ENP also plans to create a framework that allows other European payment providers to join the network over time.
The rollout will take place in stages. ENP plans to begin with cross-border P2P payments before expanding to e-commerce and point-of-sale transactions.
Olgiati joins the company after 14 years at Amazon, where he was responsible for payment acceptance across the EU and UK. His work covered payment partnerships, costs, operations and compliance.
He also helped launch alternative payment methods in European markets and worked with regulators, industry groups and merchants on issues including PSD3, digital identity wallets and the Consumer Credit Directive.
Fabrizio Burlando, CEO of Bancomat, said Olgiati’s experience across the European payments market and his understanding of both consumer and merchant needs would be important to the project. He described the appointment as a step toward connecting national payment solutions and building a more integrated European payments system.
One of ENP’s founding partners, Wero, has also reported growth in its user base. The payment service said it had passed 75 million registered users in just two years.
Wero attributed the increase to its launch in Luxembourg, progress in migrating users in the Netherlands and continued growth in Germany, France and Belgium. The service is backed by European banks and is designed to offer consumers and businesses a European alternative for digital payments.
Wero’s user figure is separate from ENP’s combined reach of around 130 million users across all five founding payment solutions. The two figures reflect the scale of the services involved, while ENP’s work is focused on making them interoperable across national borders.
