Stellar And FC Barcelona Team Up For New Digital Wallet

A Wallet Built Into Barça Mobile

FC Barcelona's Barça Mobile is adding a digital wallet to its app, backed by a trio of blockchain and fintech partners: the Stellar Development Foundation, Wirex, and Crossmint. The move is being led by New Era Visionary Group, the official telecom operator and partner of FC Barcelona.

These collaborations will support the development of a digital wallet integrated directly into the Barça Mobile app, designed to complement its core mobile services with payments, rewards, and future digital utility for subscribers around the world. Rather than a standalone product, the wallet will form part of the broader Barça Mobile app experience.

It is intended to help subscribers manage digital services in one place, starting with connectivity and extending to payments, loyalty benefits, travel, and future cross-border digital services.

How the Partners Divide the Work

Each partner brings a distinct role to the infrastructure. The Stellar network will serve as the blockchain layer for the wallet, supporting fast and cost-efficient digital transactions and cross-border value transfers. Through its open and globally focused ecosystem, the Stellar network brings the infrastructure needed to support efficient value movement at international scale.

Wirex will provide payments and card infrastructure, giving Barça Mobile subscribers practical, everyday spending functionality. Crossmint, meanwhile, handles wallet technology and user onboarding, simplifying access for fans who may have little prior experience with digital wallets.

New Era Visionary Group is working with all three partners to ensure the digital wallet infrastructure is scalable, secure, and ready for a global fanbase. The partnership reflects a broader trend of major sports clubs embedding financial and blockchain services directly into their fan-facing platforms, rather than launching separate standalone products.

No launch date for the wallet feature has been announced publicly at the time of writing.

Sources:
Wirex: Official announcement on Barça Mobile partnership