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Express Elixir

FPS

Poland's instant payment system. 24/7/365 real-time credit transfers in PLN. Operated by KIR alongside the batch Elixir system. One of the earliest instant payment systems in Europe.

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Record · Express Elixir

Country
Poland (PL)
Currency
Polish Zloty (PLN)
Operator
KIR (Krajowa Izba Rozliczeniowa)
Type
FPS
Operating Window
24/7/365
Year Established
2012
Daily Volume
Growing
Tier?
Tier 2
ISO 20022?
Native
Region
Europe
Settlement Type?
Gross
Participants
25 commercial + 450+ cooperative banks
Avg Daily Transactions
~1.8M (Feb 2026: 50.67M/month; Feb 2025: 45.54M/month, +11.3% YoY)
Avg Daily Value
~PLN 934M (Feb 2026: PLN 26.14B/month; Feb 2025: PLN 23.01B/month, +13.6% YoY)
Availability
24/7/365
Notes

KIR reports Express Elixir instant transfers alongside the batch Elixir system in its monthly clearing statistics. The busiest Express Elixir day in August 2026 was 10 August, when KIR processed 2.77 million instant transfers worth PLN 2.26 billion. last recorded: 2026-06-10.

Operations · Express Elixir

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Intelligence for Express Elixir (3)

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Wider coverage that mentions Express Elixir (4)

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NewsSep 7, 2026Text mentions “Express Elixir”
KIR Settles 174.21 Million Elixir Transactions in August, Up 2 Percent Year on Year
Value cleared through Poland's Elixir batch system rose 4 percent year on year to PLN 798.85 billion in August 2026.
Operator source · KIR (Krajowa Izba Rozliczeniowa)
AnalysisMay 7, 2026Text mentions “Express Elixir”
Post-IPR Data: STEP2 Batch Credit Transfers Decline 5% While Direct Debits Grow 7%
STEP2 SCT processed 25.4 million transactions daily in Q1 2026, a 5% decline from Q1 2025. SDD Core grew 7% to 45.0 million daily from 42.2 million. The Instant Payments Regulation's pricing parity mandate is accelerating the shift from batch to instant credit transfer rails across European markets.
External source · EBA Clearing
RegulationMar 24, 2026Text mentions “Express Elixir”
Poland Opens SORBNET3 and Elixir to Non-Bank Payment Institutions Under PSD2 Transposition
New legislation signed into law on 9 March 2026 transposes EU Payment Services Directive requirements into Poland's national framework, establishing for the first time a regulated pathway for licensed payment institutions and electronic money institutions to participate directly in the country's core clearing and settlement infrastructure rather than routing payments through banking intermediaries.
External source · Dudkowiak & Putyra (Law Firm)
AnalysisMar 24, 2026Text mentions “Express Elixir”
SORBNET3: Poland's ISO 20022 Native RTGS System and Its Opening to Non-Bank Participants
Poland's new RTGS system, launched in September 2025 as one of the few greenfield central bank settlement platforms built in Europe in recent years, combines native ISO 20022 messaging with an imminent regulatory change that will grant non-bank payment institutions direct access for the first time. The system positions Poland's payment infrastructure among the most modern in the European Union.
External source · National Bank of Poland