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SEPA Instant payments for Bitcoin
What SEPA Instant does
SCT Inst is a euro bank-transfer scheme designed for funds to reach the receiving payment account within seconds, around the clock. It concerns the bank leg of a purchase. It neither approves a LocalBTC contract nor sends or confirms Bitcoin.
Check both banks
Participation varies by institution, account and payment route. Check the sending bank and the receiving bank, beneficiary verification, transaction limits, maintenance and any fee before confirming. The EPC register is a reference list, not a live availability test.
Paying a French IBAN
In principle, a SEPA euro transfer can cross borders to a French IBAN. An IBAN’s country prefix does not prove SCT Inst eligibility. Use only the beneficiary and account assigned in your approved contract and resolve bank warnings before payment.
Bitcoin still has its own timing
LocalBTC uses manual approval, manual confirmation of bank receipt and manual Bitcoin delivery. The payment window is 90 minutes from approval. An instant transfer does not guarantee immediate operator availability or blockchain confirmation.
SCT Inst participants by country
EPC snapshot dated 9 October 2026, checked 2 November 2026. These are scheme participants, not a list of countries served by LocalBTC. A country’s SEPA membership does not guarantee instant transfers at every bank.
| Country or territory | Participants |
|---|---|
| Albania | 1 |
| Andorra | 3 |
| Austria | 368 |
| Belgium | 33 |
| Bulgaria | 29 |
| Croatia | 20 |
| Cyprus | 25 |
| Czechia | 11 |
| Denmark | 33 |
| Estonia | 9 |
| Finland | 13 |
| France | 214 |
| Germany | 1088 |
| Gibraltar | 1 |
| Greece | 18 |
| Guernsey | 1 |
| Hungary | 5 |
| Iceland | 1 |
| Ireland | 173 |
| Italy | 348 |
| Jersey | 2 |
| Latvia | 18 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 |
| Lithuania | 64 |
| Luxembourg | 50 |
| Malta | 31 |
| Monaco | 1 |
| Netherlands | 35 |
| North Macedonia | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Poland | 8 |
| Portugal | 33 |
| Romania | 5 |
| San Marino | 5 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Slovakia | 13 |
| Slovenia | 13 |
| Spain | 107 |
| Sweden | 6 |
| Switzerland | 4 |
| United Kingdom | 43 |