How to activate Bizum through the ING app

The payment gateway to receive and send money instantly, Bizum, is now available for ING customers. This is great news for all those who operate in the orange bank, since they had been waiting for her for a long time. In this way, from now on everyone who has an account with ING will be able to make transfers only knowing the other person's phone number.

It should be noted that the main Spanish banking entities belong to Bizum. Therefore, customers of ING They will be able to carry out transfers instantly with those users who have an account at CaixaBank, Banco Santander, Openbank, Banco Sabadell, BBVA, Bankia, Kutxabank, Caja Rural, Unicaja, IberCaja, Cajamar, Abanca, Bankinter, Liberbank, Laboral Kutxa, Evo, Banco Mediolanum, Eurocaja Rural, Caja de Ingenieros, Bankoa Crédit Agricole, Aequia Banca, Cajalmendralejo, Cajasur, Deutsche Bank and Imagin Bank. Now open, How to activate Bizum to start operating?

How to activate Bizum in ING

If you are from ING and want to start operating with Bizum to send or receive money, you only have to carry out a few very simple steps. We explain the entire process below:

  • Open the ING app. Go to your mobile device, open the application and unlock it with your security key. 
  • Go to Transfers. Click on the Transfers option. Next, a drop-down menu will appear with the Bizum option, Click on it to display the Activate Bizum link.
  • Conditions and safety. Once you click to activate Bizum you will have to accept the conditions. Choose the account you want to link it with and enter a code that will be sent to you via SMS.
  • Everything ready to use Bizum. When you have added the security code, you will receive a new SMS indicating that the Bizum service is now available with your account. 

It is important to keep in mind that if you had Bizum linked with your mobile phone to the account of another bank, when you do the ING process you will lose that link. That is, ING will become the bank you will have in Bizum. In any case, you can change the account you want to have linked from the Bizum options menu, as well as unsubscribe.

How to send or receive money with Bizum in ING 

Once you have activated Bizum in your ING account, the process to send and receive money via Bizum It's as simple as sending or receiving a message. Plus, it's completely free, There will be no cost to you or the person with whom you make the transaction.. In any case, no more than 2.000 euros per day can be sent to an individual, and there cannot be more than 150 transfers (sent and received) per month per client.

  • Open the app. Enter your device, open the app and unlock it with your security password.
  • Go to Transfers. Click on the Transfers option. A drop-down menu will appear with the Bizum option. You will see a drop-down menu appear with three options: Send, Request, and Options. You will also see a history of Movements and Pending. Here you can check the transfers made and received. 
  • Submit our. You will have to click Send. An origin account will appear (which you can change on the fly) and then you will have to fill in the recipient's number (you can select it from the phone book), as well as the amount (between 50 cents and 500 euros). You can also put a concept. Click Continue so that the transfer arrives at the moment. You will be notified with an SMS.  
  • Request bizum. You will have to click on Request. A new screen will appear to enter the other person's phone number, as well as the amount and a concept. The other person will receive a notice and will be able to send you the Bizum directly from there. 
  • To receive bizum. You will find out about the receipt of a our through an SMS in which you will be informed of the amount received, the issuer and the concept.