EPI wins Worldline's support for Wero deployment

Worldline support European Payments Initiative (EPI) since its inception in 2020, as one of the first shareholders of EPI Company. But the European Payment Initiative has also announced the operational launch of Wero, the payment solution developed by EPI, for e-commerce thanks to Worldline.

FACTS

• Worldline has just formalized the fact that online traders will be able to accept Wero as a means of payment, with a deployment of the service planned this summer in Germany, in October in Belgium, and in 2026 in France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

• Worldline thus becomes an operational player by integrating Wero into its solutions for online traders. By becoming a member of the Wero network, Worldline will be able to activate this means of payment for its trading customers in the context of online commerce.

• Payments, issued directly by the payer's bank, also guarantee better security.

• The solution is also presented as a benefit for traders who will benefit from a reduction in back billing and a better conversion rate thanks to a more fluid payment experience.

ISSUES

• A deployment of uses So far, Wero was mainly used for payments between individuals (P2P) in France, Belgium and Germany. The solution thus opens up more concretely to e-commerce and targets more than 40 million potential customers who will soon be able to settle their online purchases via their usual banking application. An extension of point-of-sale payments is also planned.

• Realize your action : This reflects Worldline's commitment to EPI , moving from supporting to actively facilitating Wero's adoption in e-commerce.

PERSPECTIVE

• The announcement of the implementation of Wero's e-commerce payment service thanks to Worldline represents an important new step for EPI and the consecration of a week particularly rich in announcements.

• Indeed, after Nuvei and rumours, EPI a formalized Wero's integration with Revolut's services. But she also specified win a new main member to deploy Wero to the Netherlands: Buckaroo, a leader in payments in the country.

• The multiplication of these announcements represents in any case a means for EPI to consolidate its positions and strengthen its action in the face of competitive attacks by other actors such as EuroPa.

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