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'''BeaNet''' (abbreviation of '''Betaalautomaten Netwerk''', Dutch for payment terminal network) was a Dutch system and organization for electronic payments, which was founded in 1988.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bedrijf voor elektronisch betalen opgericht |work=[[Nederlands Dagblad]] |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010562933:mpeg21:a0148}}</ref>
== Adoption ==
In March 1990, [[Esso]] included the possibility to pay with BeaNet.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 21, 1990 |title=Tankstations Esso krijgen Beanet betaalsysteem |work=[[De Volkskrant]] |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010857675:mpeg21:a0097}}</ref> In January 1992, [[Albert Heijn]] was the first large supermarket in the Netherlands that adopted the usage of BeaNet.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Beanet breekt oppositie tegen elektronisch betalen |work=[[NRC Handelsblad]] |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBNRC01:000029614:mpeg21:a0163}}</ref>
== Criticism ==
[[Yvonne van Rooy]], the [[Undersecretary#Netherlands|staatssecretaris]] of economic affairs in the [[Third Lubbers cabinet]], wanted to get rid of the [[Monopoly|monopolistic]] position of BeaNet in 1992.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Van Rooy wil af van monopolie Beanet |work=[[Trouw]] |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010823576:mpeg21:a0146}}</ref>
== Merger ==
In 1993, a merger was announced between BeaNet, Bankgirocentrale and Eurocard Nederland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fusie tussen BGC, BeaNet en Eurocard |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1993/07/02/fusie-tussen-bgc-beanet-en-eurocard-7188093-a1002078 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=NRC |language=nl}}</ref> In 1994, they formed [[Interpay]].<ref name="TrouwFeb1993">Trouw, 4 February 1993: ''Giirale, Eurocard en Beanet gaan samenwerken''</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Chipknip]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web|title=Hoe gebruik je een pinpas? (1985) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU6FlotqF_Q |language=en |access-date=2023-02-18|website=[[Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision]]}}
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