Amazon Germany to Accept Wero

(mobiflip.de)

41 points | by doener 3 days ago ago

14 comments

  • cgeier 2 days ago ago

    Great. Getting some of the big businesses to accept Wero is critical for its success. Now if only my bank would support it already.

  • N19PEDL2 a day ago ago

    I've been paying with Bancomat Pay on Amazon in Italy for a long time. Once EuroPA and EPI will be integrated together [0], it will be possible to pay with Wero on Amazon Italy as well.

    [0] https://epicompany.eu/media-insights/europa-and-epi-launch-c...

  • Havoc 3 days ago ago

    Wish the UK had access to wero.

    Much as I like my Amex card a non US alternative would be nice as secondary option.

    • eigenspace 2 days ago ago

      Interesting, I didn't know that the UK wasn't going to be a part of Wero. You still have SEPA though right?

      Hopefully this comes with time.

      • Havoc 2 days ago ago

        >I didn't know that the UK wasn't going to be a part of Wero.

        Yes some unfortunate choices were made a while back. Plus I'm a EU citizen so not having access to EU sovereign payment mechanisms is a bit...sigh

        >You still have SEPA though right?

        Quick google says yes, though I've never encountered it in real life / seen a merchant offer it. That may just be failure on my part though...will keep an eye out for it!

    • pjmlp 2 days ago ago

      You can reach out to Revolut, they are based on UK.

      • Havoc 2 days ago ago

        Already checked. Uk revolut accounts can’t get wero

        • pjmlp 2 days ago ago

          Sure, but why not use Revolut directly?

          • Havoc 2 days ago ago

            I do have a revolut card already. Revolut is visa based though. May as well stick to an Amex then. They’re both deeply ingrained in the US system

  • podgietaru 2 days ago ago

    I expect most businesses that accept IDeal in the Netherlands will accept Wero, because they already have the code for it.

    I've been paying with IDeal for a long time.

    • illiac786 2 days ago ago

      At least some do not. I have been presented “IDeal/Wero” QR code which were unreadable for my banking app (which supports Wero).

    • eigenspace 2 days ago ago

      Sure, but the neat thing about this is that Germany did not have IDeal, but is starting to get Wero adoption.

    • SkiFire13 2 days ago ago

      > because they already have the code for it

      That's not how it generally works in most businesses.

  • Cider9986 2 days ago ago

    Modern banking is so messed up, no idea how anyone can be excited about it.