Barça Cell, FC Barcelona’s official cell telecom service operated by New Period Visionary Group, is growing an in-app digital pockets utilizing infrastructure from Wirex, Crossmint and the Stellar Growth Basis.
New Period introduced the partnerships on Aug. 5. Its announcement described the pockets as an built-in function of the prevailing Barça Cell app relatively than a standalone product, meant to convey connectivity, funds, loyalty advantages and journey providers into one interface.
Wirex will present cost and card infrastructure for future wallet-linked cost options. Crossmint will provide pockets infrastructure and user-onboarding know-how, whereas Stellar will function the pockets’s blockchain community layer.
“By integrating pockets performance straight into the Barça Cell app, we aren’t launching a separate product or a brand new line of enterprise,” New Period CEO Ruslan Bîrlădeanu stated.
An Growth Past Journey eSIMs
In an April 2025 launch announcement, FC Barcelona offered Barça Cell as a cell digital community operator developed with New Period. Its first product was a International Journey eSIM providing web connectivity in additional than 170 international locations. The membership additionally stated deliberate phone and fiber providers in Spain would use Orange community infrastructure.
The pockets plan would lengthen that connectivity-focused app into funds and rewards. New Period’s announcement described the work as growth, and stated Wirex would assist allow future wallet-linked cost experiences.
Barça Cell’s present U.S. App Retailer itemizing presents it as a journey eSIM app, advertises connectivity in additional than 200 locations and lists model 2.5.0 as launched on Aug. 3.
