Why “Wero” is being discussed
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This is an issue, but one Europe is acutely aware of and working on. WERO is one strand of that. https://www.reneweuropegroup.eu/news/2026-06-23/indepen…
by Abstract_Typist · Aug 30, 2026
At the same time you’re underestimating it. Before covid almost no small businesses would offer card payment; now it’s common. Sure there are some that are against digital payme…
by icantevenhold · Aug 28, 2026
What, why would you need Wero for that? That would just be an EPC-QR-Code using SEPA. Wero is just some cancer in between to sniff off user emails and phone numbers in my eyes.
by master-lincoln · Aug 28, 2026
Certainly, if your definition of Europe is Belgium, France and Germany. > Wero is a product of EPI Company SE > Available in Belgium, France and Germany. Greetings from the rest…
by fodkodrasz · Aug 28, 2026
Europe has Wero and India has UPI. Right now it is still good but it will get increasingly harder for private companies like Stripe and Paypal to operate as this becomes more em…
by MachineMan · Aug 28, 2026
Probably not very long. Multiple companies, including Amazon, started supporting Wero for payments. And most banks already support it. You scan a QR code or open a link that ope…
by pimeys · Aug 28, 2026
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Wero is a European digital wallet and instant account-to-account payment service developed by the European Payments Initiative (EPI). It was launched in Germany on 2 July 2024, followed by France and Belgium later that year, providing person-to-person payments between participating bank accounts. Read more on Wikipedia