# imagin (CaixaBank Spain)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/imagin
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [imagin — official](https://www.imagin.app/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** young demographics

## Overview

**imagin (CaixaBank Spain)** is **CaixaBank S.A. Spanish digital bank brand for young customers** + **Spain's largest mobile-only neobank by young demographics** + **~4.5M+ users** <sup>[1][1], [Spain report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/ES)</sup>.

## History

**2016 — imaginBank launches as CaixaBank Spanish digital bank brand for young customers** distinctive Spanish neobank pioneer.

**2018 — imagin rebrand + non-banking lifestyle services expansion (imaginPlanet + imaginTeens + imaginShop + imaginGames + imaginMusic)**.

**Mar 2025 — imagin 4.5M+ users**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **imagin** (CaixaBank S.A. Spanish digital bank brand for young customers; Spain's largest mobile-only neobank by young demographics).

**Major shareholders**: **CaixaBank parent (BME: CABK; Spain's #2 commercial bank by assets; Fundación Bancaria "la Caixa" Foundation Banking Group ~33.4% controlling)**.

**Regulators**: **Banco de España + ECB**.

## Technical integration

imagin mobile app (iOS + Android; ~4.5M+ users) + imagin.app online + imagin Visa debit card; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + Bizum (Spanish bank-consortium A2A mobile payments) + Wero (post-EPI launch).

## Implementations & partners

**CaixaBank parent**: [CaixaBank + imagin](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/caixabank) (CaixaBank; BME: CABK; Spain's #2 commercial bank by assets; Fundación Bancaria "la Caixa" Foundation Banking Group ~33.4% controlling + imagin parent).

**Major Spanish digital banking + neobank competitors**: Openbank (Openbank Santander digital bank; Spain's first digital bank since 1995) + EVO Banco (Evo Banco Bankinter digital bank) + [Bizum](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/bizum) (Spanish bank-consortium A2A mobile payments) + [Revolut](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/revolut) (Revolut UK global; Spain operations + ~3M+ Spanish users) + [N26](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/n26) (N26 German neobank + Spain operations) + Bnext (Bnext Spanish neobank).

**Regulators**: Banco de España + ECB.

## Status

**Active, CaixaBank S.A. Spanish digital bank brand for young customers + Spain's largest mobile-only neobank by young demographics + ~4.5M+ users** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.imagin.app/ "imagin — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImaginBank "ImaginBank — Wikipedia"
[es-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/ES

- [1] [imagin — official][1]
- [2] [ImaginBank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Spain report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/ES)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/ES-spain.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [imagin.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/imagin). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.