(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank and Postbank have made the full functionality of the Wero digital payment app available to their clients, enabling instant peer-to-peer transfers and online payments across Europe. Postbank customers now gain access to e-commerce payments, while Deutsche … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged banking apps, cross-border payments, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank and Postbank Roll Out Full Wero Payment App for Cross-Border European Payments, digital payments, Dominik Hennen, e-commerce payments, epi, European payment solution, European Payments Initiative, Instant Payments, Kilian Thalhammer, Martina Weimert, Mobile payment app, online shopping, peer to peer transfers, Postbank, wero
(IN BRIEF) Starting in 2026, iDEAL will transition into iDEAL | Wero, marking the first phase in the rollout of Wero — Europe’s new all-in-one digital wallet under the European Payments Initiative (EPI). Backed by ABN AMRO, ING, Rabobank, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged ABN Amro, consumer protection, cross-border payments, De Nederlandsche Bank, digital payments, Dutch Central Bank, E-Commerce, epi, Europe, European Payments Initiative, European wallet, fintech, iDEAL, iDEAL and Wero Partnership to Deliver a Pan-European Payment Experience with Enhanced Consumer Features, iDEAL Begins Transition to Wero as Europe Advances Toward a Single Seamless Payment System, ING, MIGRATION, Netherlands, payment systems, purchase protection, Rabobank, unified payment solution, wero
(IN BRIEF) EuroPA and EPI have joined forces to explore a rapid interoperability solution that enables Europeans to conduct instant, cross-border payments using their existing mobile-wallet and digital-pay platforms. The study, covering person-to-person and commercial payments both online and at … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Bancomat, Bizum, cross-border payments, digital wallet, EPI COMPANY, EuroPA alliance, European Commission, European sovereignty, Eurosystem, financial inclusion, in-store transactions, interoperability, MB WAY, mobile pay, online payments, pan-European reach, partnership, payment innovation, person-to-person transfers, SEPA instant payments, SIBs, Vipps MobilePay, wero
(IN BRIEF) EPI has onboarded Spuerkeess, BGL BNP Paribas, BIL, POST Finance and Banque Raiffeisen, who—supported by LUXHUB—will launch the Wero app in Luxembourg by June 2026. Wero offers instant peer-to-peer, invoice, online and point-of-sale payments across Luxembourg and neighboring … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Financial, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Banque Raiffeisen, Béatrice Belorgey, BGL BNP Paribas, BIL, cross-border payments, digital wallet, E-Commerce, epi, European Payments Initiative, Françoise Thoma, instant A2A payments, Laurent Zahles, loyalty programs, Luxembourg, Luxhub, Martina Weimert, Payconiq migration, Peer-to-Peer, point-of-sale, POST Finance, Spuerkeess, subscriptions, wero
(IN BRIEF) EPI (European Payments Initiative) has launched Wero, a new instant digital payment wallet in France. This app enables users to send and receive money instantly using just a phone number or email, with transactions processed in less than … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, digital payments, EPI (European Payments Initiative), France, Groupe BPCE, Instant Payment Wallet, Martina Weimert, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, Thierry Laborde, wero
(IN BRIEF) The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully completing its first account-to-account instant payment transactions using its newly developed solution, wero. In a proof of concept conducted between Sparkasse Elbe-Elster in Germany and Banque … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Banque Populaire, Caisse d’Epargne (Groupe BPCE), DSGV, European Payments Initiative (EPI), Germany, Instant Payment Transactions, Joachim Schmalzl, Martina Weimert, partnership, Sparkasse Elbe-Elster, wero, Yves Tyrode
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