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Europe's largest online ticketing platform installs Wero Wallet

Europe's largest ticketing provider, CTS Eventim, has become the first major e-commerce company in Germany to integrate the Wero wallet from the bank-backed European Payments Initiative into its online shop.

05 November 2025

Company announcement/payments

IDeal transitions to Wero

iDEAL will begin rebranding to iDEAL | Wero in 2026.

03 November 2025

Company announcement/payments

Payconiq and Buckaroo clear path for Wero acceptance in Luxembourg

Payconiq International, Buckaroo and the European Payments Initiative (EPI) today announced a strategic agreement to bring Wero to Luxembourg.

13 October 2025

Company announcement/payments

Pay. completes first Wero transaction

Pay. announces today having successfully completed its first Wero transaction with a test merchant, marking a significant milestone in its ambition to become one of the first payment service providers in the Netherlands to incorporate Wero into its payment portfolio.

23 September 2025

Company announcement

EuroPA and EPI complete exploratory phase of proposed partnership

Following the announcement of their cooperation in June, the EuroPA alliance - represented by Bancomat, Bizum, MB WAY (SIBS), and Vipps MobilePay -and EPI Company (EPI) are thrilled to announce that the exploratory phase of their partnership is approaching its successful completion.

04 September 2025

News/payments

Deutsche Bank to offer Wero payment acceptance

Deutsche Bank's Merchant Solutions business is integrating Wero into its payments acceptance offering ahead of the mobile wallet's launch in Germany.

28 July 2025

News/payments

Five more Belgian banks join the European Payments Initiative

Five big banks in Belgium have joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI) with the intention of rolling out the Wero digital wallet and instant account-to-account (A2A) payment application to customers in the first half of next year.

07 July 2025

News/payments

EPI and EuroPA join forces in push for European payments sovereignty

The European Payments Alliance (EuroPA) and European Payments Initiative (EPI) are joining forces to explore ways to make it easy for consumers to send and receive payments seamlessly across the continent.

24 June 2025