How does Bulgaria adopting the Euro affect me?
Bulgaria will adopt the Euro as a currency on 1 January 2026. This means that the current local currency, the Bulgarian Lev (BGN), will be discontinued. If you have questions about this process and the dates relevant to these changes, you can find the answers below.
From 27 November 2025, sending BGN won't be possible
We rely on payment partners to provide local payment capabilities (transfers in BGN). Given this, we need to align dates of the discontinuation of our BGN bank transfer services with our partners.
Your existing BGN beneficiaries will be converted to EUR, and you won't be able to create new BGN ones. You'll only be able to receive BGN bank transfers until 10 December 2025. You can make BGN card transfers until 17 December 2025. Scheduled payments will be cancelled.
You can still use your card to make purchases and withdraw money in BGN until 31 December 2025. However, these transactions will be automatically converted to EUR, through your EUR Pocket, before being completed. These conversions will be at the fixed exchange rate, with no additional fees.
BGN Pockets will be closed on 17 December 2025
Your Lev account will be closed on 17 December 2025, and any remaining Lev balance you hold will be converted to Euro on this date. If you don't already have an EUR Pocket, one will be created automatically.
Your Lev balance will be converted at the fixed exchange rate of 1 EUR = 1.95583 BGN, without additional fees. Your account details won't change.
All regular fees — such as subscription plan fees and transaction services — will be charged in Euro instead of Lev from 17 December 2025. You won't be charged any additional exchange fees as a result of this currency change.