Coinbase, the most trusted place for trading crypto, and PPRO, the leading local payments platform, have announced a partnership to bring BLIK payments to Coinbase. BLIK is actively used by 20 million people in Poland and is the most popular mobile payment method in the country. The move will provide a new, easy-to-use payment option that allows users to purchase crypto on Coinbase using Polish złoty (PLN) for the first time.

The integration of BLIK payments is the latest step in Coinbase’s ongoing efforts across Europe to make it easier to buy and sell crypto, and will enable users to purchase cryptocurrencies with a couple of taps on their phone.

Recent research by Chainalysis showed a 51% growth rate in crypto adoption in Poland, driven by sizable grassroots adoption and increasing use of remittances.

Come Prost-Boucle, EU Growth Lead at Coinbase, said: “BLIK’s implementation in the Coinbase app is the next step in Coinbase’s continuing efforts to improve onramping services across Europe. Coinbase’s mission is to increase economic freedom for more than one billion people. Improved onramping supports this and is fundamental to building a better payment future for users.”

Motie Bring, CEO at PPRO, said: “We are proud to partner with Coinbase to bring BLIK payments to their users. By facilitating the seamless integration of BLIK into their platform, we are helping Coinbase capitalise on the 51% growth in crypto adoption seen in the region, ultimately delivering more choice and flexibility to Polish consumers.”