Walt pitch materials.
Europe reclaims tap-to-pay
Tap-to-pay in Europe lives with Google and Apple
A European, privacy-first alternative
Download
Add card
Tap to pay
Privacy by design
No data collection, no ad profiling, no third-party sharing
Built for Europe
Establishing independence from US monopolies
Simple
One workflow, one price. Just tap-to-pay
July 2024
EU antitrust commitments forced Apple to open the iPhone NFC API to third-party wallets across the EEA.
January 2025: Apple and Google comply with mandate and expose APIs
Pay for privacy
TARGET MARKET
of Europe
MEMBERSHIP
per year
Beta release in 5 months
TRACTION
ROADMAP
Releasing based on card availability
LAUNCH SEQUENCE
Phasing reflects the share of users within a market that have cards that can be added to Walt (as of Mar 2026).
Phase 1: Beta Release
Countries with >80% availability
Phase 2: General Availability
Countries with >50% availability
Phase 3: Expansion
Onboard issuers until >50% availability
Investment targeting Q3 raise
PRIMARY
Investor introductions, targeting a Q3 raise.
Used for a marketing hire, COO, and initial partnership development fees.
PERSONAL
Intros to decision makers at Danske Bankso Denmark joins beta release markets.
Cole Bittel
cole@walt.is
Cole Bittel, Founder
walt.is