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Sabadell combines its payments businesses under a new division
Banco Sabadell has created a division to bring its payments business together in Spain.
It combines services for personal and business cards, card-payment terminals, payment processing for merchants and Bizum transfers.
Mercè Serra will lead the new division, moving from her role at Sabadell Consumer Finance.
The bank says its previous structure split payments across different units, making it harder to share capabilities and respond to customers’ needs.
It wants to offer faster, safer payments with fewer steps, and is adding features to terminals, including a way for shops to offer financing at checkout.
The change supports Sabadell’s plan to grow payments and increase income from fees as it works through its 2025–2027 strategy.
Sabadell says one in five payment terminals in Spain is already its own, and it plans to expand in card issuing and merchant payment processing.
Banco Sabadell has created a division combining its payments businesses, including cards, point-of-sale terminals, merchant acquiring and Bizum payments.
Mercè Serra, who previously led Sabadell Consumer Finance, will head the new division.
The bank said its former structure split payments across different units and did not allow it to capture potential synergies.
Sabadell aims to share capabilities across customer groups and respond more quickly to changes in the payments sector.
The move comes as the bank seeks to grow payments and diversify its income.
- Who
- Banco Sabadell created the division, which will be led by Mercè Serra.
- What
- The bank is combining its cards, point-of-sale terminals, merchant acquiring and Bizum payments businesses.
- When
- The article was published on 13 November 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Sabadell said its previous structure did not allow it to take advantage of synergies. It wants to share capabilities and respond more quickly to changes in the sector.
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Sabadell announced a sale of its payments subsidiary Paycomet to Italy’s Nexi.
Sabadell cancelled the Paycomet sale and chose to operate the business internally.
The bank set out a new organisational structure aimed at simplifying management, promoting digitalisation and strengthening relationship banking.
Sabadell’s new payments division was reported, with Mercè Serra named to lead it.
- Division head
- Mercè Serra
- Businesses combined
- Cards, point-of-sale terminals, merchant acquiring and Bizum payments
- Sabadell point-of-sale terminals in Spain
- 340,000
- Share of point-of-sale terminals in Spain
- One in five
- Paycomet sale announced
- 2023