BVNK has announced that it has secured direct access to the EU’s Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) scheme via the Bank of Lithuania’s CENTROlink system.
The integration enables BVNK to offer its customers 24/7 instant euro payments, with transactions settling in under 10 seconds and 99% completing in less than five seconds.
According to FF News, this development makes BVNK the only unified platform to provide direct access to instant SEPA euro payments alongside stablecoin settlement.
By removing intermediaries from the payments flow, direct SEPA access reduces delays caused by downtime at other providers.
It also gives BVNK control over settlement speed, uptime, and operational standards.
This allows customers to move seamlessly between traditional EUR payment rails and blockchain-based settlement within a single interface.
“Payments should move at the speed of the internet, not the speed of legacy infrastructure,”
said Chris Harmse, co-founder of BVNK.
“We’re building a truly modern payments stack that lets businesses move seamlessly between fiat and stablecoins without friction, delays, or operational complexity. Direct access to SEPA is a major milestone in enabling that vision for our customers.”
BVNK has successfully completed the pilot phase and fully tested the integration.
By the end of 2026, the platform will process 96% of payments fully automatically through this connection, with payout success rates exceeding 95%.
The platform meets SEPA settlement requirements and is ready to scale.
The service is currently being rolled out to BVNK’s EU and global customer base, with UK and US availability expected to follow.
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