# Siirto QR

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> research date 2026-05-29 · extracted at 2026-10-07
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Specifications:
- [Siirto — Nordea Finland](https://www.nordea.fi/en/personal/our-services/online-mobile-services/siirto.html)
- [Three Finnish banks launch Siirto — Fintech Futures](https://www.fintechfutures.com/baas/three-finnish-banks-launch-real-time-mobile-payments-platform-siirto)

## Overview

**Siirto** ("transfer" in Finnish) is **Finland's first real-time multi-banking platform for mobile payments**, launched **March 2017** as a joint-venture of three Finnish banks: **OP Bank Group, Nordea Bank, and Danske Bank** <sup>[1][1], [2][2], [Finland report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/FI)</sup>. Original infrastructure was developed by **Automatia** (Finland's ATM operator) in collaboration with **Tieto (now TietoEvry)**. The structural distinction: **Siirto enables P2P mobile payments using mobile phone numbers** + **supports merchant payments via QR codes** — "Just read the merchant's QR code, confirm the payment, and you're done!" <sup>[1][1]</sup>.

The structural evolution: **Siirto Brand became a joint venture between Nordea and OP Bank**, with **Automatia originally owned by Nordea + OP Bank + Danske Bank**. Nordea was first bank to launch Siirto-based P2P payment product in early March 2017. Siirto coexists with **[Pivo](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/pivo)** (OP Financial Group's mobile-payment app, withdrew from Vipps+MobilePay merger Sep 2022), **MobilePay Finland** (Vipps MobilePay's Finnish operations), Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Finnish-bank-specific apps — making Finland's mobile-payment landscape relatively complex with multiple competing products. Siirto's structural distinction: **bank-multi-bank coordinated platform** providing instant cross-bank P2P + merchant QR — comparable in spirit to Norway's Vipps, Denmark's MobilePay (pre-merger), Sweden's Swish.

## History

**Background — Finnish payment landscape** <sup>[Finland report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/FI)</sup>:
- **Suomen Pankki** (Bank of Finland) — central bank.
- **OP Bank Group, Nordea Bank, Danske Bank** — major Finnish banks.
- **Automatia** — Finland's ATM operator.

**~2016 — Pre-Siirto announcement** [[nfcw]]:
- "Finland to get multi-bank P2P mobile payments platform" — NFC World.

**March 2017 — Siirto launches** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>:
- Automatia + Tieto develop the platform.
- Three banks initial: OP Bank, Nordea, Danske.
- Nordea first to launch P2P product (early March 2017).

**Subsequent — Nordea + OP Bank JV**:
- Siirto Brand becomes Nordea + OP joint venture.
- Automatia ownership context evolves.

**QR-payment integration** <sup>[1][1]</sup>:
- Merchant QR scanning supported.

## Technical specification

Siirto is **Nordea + OP Bank joint-venture multi-banking Finnish mobile-payment platform** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>:

| Layer | Description |
|---|---|
| **Operators** | **Nordea + OP Bank** (joint venture); historically Automatia (Nordea + OP + Danske) |
| **Original technology** | **Tieto (now TietoEvry)** |
| **Launch** | **March 2017** (Nordea first bank) |
| **Currency** | EUR |
| **Identifier** | **Mobile phone number** |
| **QR support** | Merchant QR scanning |
| **Major Finnish competitors** | [Pivo](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/pivo) (OP), MobilePay Finland (Vipps MobilePay), Apple Pay, Google Pay |

**Multi-banking platform** <sup>[2][2]</sup>:
- Enables cross-bank Finnish mobile-payment.

## Use cases

**P2P transfers** <sup>[1][1]</sup>: Cardinal — phone-number-addressed cross-bank.

**Merchant QR payments** <sup>[1][1]</sup>: Scan-to-pay at participating merchants.

**Corporate Siirto for businesses** [[nordea-corp]]: Nordea offers Siirto for corporates.

**Cross-bank instant** <sup>[2][2]</sup>: Multi-banking integration.

## Implementations & ecosystem

**Operators**: **Nordea + OP Bank** (joint venture).

**Historical**: **Automatia** (originally Nordea + OP + Danske).

**Technology vendor**: **Tieto** (now **TietoEvry**).

**Major Finnish competitors**: **[Pivo](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/pivo)** (OP separate app), **MobilePay Finland** (Vipps MobilePay), Apple Pay, Google Pay.

## Fun facts

- **"Siirto" = "transfer" in Finnish**: Direct functional naming.
- **March 2017 launch**: Among earliest Nordic multi-banking mobile-payment platforms.
- **Tieto (now TietoEvry) technology**: Finnish-tech-company infrastructure.
- **Nordea + OP JV with Automatia roots**: Complex ownership-evolution arc.
- **QR-code merchant payment integration**: Modern QR-scan capability.
- **Competes with Pivo (also OP-affiliated)**: Unusual — OP Bank involved in both Siirto + Pivo.
- **Outside Vipps MobilePay merger**: Both Siirto + Pivo opted not to consolidate with Nordic giant.
- **Finland's multi-product mobile-payment landscape**: More complex than peer Nordic markets.

## Comparison

| Feature | Siirto (FI) | [Pivo](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/pivo) (FI competitor) | [MobilePay/Vipps QR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/mobilepay) (DK+FI Vipps MobilePay) | [Swish QR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/swish-qr) (SE) | Vipps (NO) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | **Nordea + OP JV** | OP Financial Group | Vipps MobilePay AS | Getswish AB (banks) | Vipps MobilePay AS |
| Launch | **Mar 2017** | n/a | May 2013 (DK) / Dec 2013 (FI) | Dec 2012 | 2015 |
| Country | Finland | Finland | DK+FI+SE+NO | Sweden | Norway |
| QR support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Static + dynamic | 4 QR types |
| Bank scope | Multi-bank | All FI banks (OP-led) | Vipps MobilePay-affiliated | All SE banks | NO banks |

## Status

**Active** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>:
- **Nordea + OP joint venture**.
- **Multi-banking Finnish mobile-payment platform**.
- **P2P + QR merchant payment**.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.nordea.fi/en/personal/our-services/online-mobile-services/siirto.html "Siirto — Nordea Finland"
[2]: https://www.fintechfutures.com/baas/three-finnish-banks-launch-real-time-mobile-payments-platform-siirto "Three Finnish banks launch Siirto"
[3]: https://www.nordea.com/en/news/nordea-and-op-form-a-joint-venture-to-enhance-payment-services-in-finland "Nordea + OP joint venture"
[nfcw]: https://www.nfcw.com/2016/11/16/348542/finland-get-multi-bank-p2p-mobile-payments-platform/ "Finland multi-bank P2P announcement"
[nordea-corp]: https://www.nordea.fi/en/business/our-services/accounts-payments/siirto-for-corporate.html "Siirto for corporates"

- [1] [Siirto — Nordea Finland][1]
- [2] [Three Finnish banks launch Siirto][2]
- [3] [Nordea + OP JV][3]
- <sup>[Finland report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/FI)</sup> `reports/countries/FI-finland.md`

## Deployments

Found in the following country reports (grep across `reports/countries/`):

- **FI** — [FI-finland.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/FI)