Thanks for taking the time. I know German banks can be very bossy with the EZB and all, but I don’t think it is to create a divide. I guess I misunderstood you, it sounded a bit as if you were being aggressive in your original post but I’m clearly in the wrong. I didn’t quite like the whole north-south divide sentiment, because other Nordic countries also have their own working systems and they’re also not on board with Wero from the beginning. I’m a huge fan of how Spain handles things lately and truly believe us Germans can learn a lot from you and I wasn’t aware of any north-south beef (except within Germany, lol).

I’ll read up a bit on the topic. You’ve piqued my interest! I’m still excited for a unified European solution and don’t really care who does it, as long as it’s good and safe.

Edit: apparently Wero has decided to cooperate with bizum because they must grow fast: German article this time

Do you have sources for your claims? To me it sounds like you want this division. I never had the feeling there was one in the first place. That’s why I find this claim a bit weird. There may be some other reasons behind this decision. Maybe it’s unifying a fragmented mess of systems? Because that’s what it sounds like to me.

You can feel free to carry on using your system, as the Danes do as well. Then later on you may want to adopt Wero, or perhaps your existing systems will be integrated or they have an interface or whatnot.

That’s a weird take… I never heard of bizum, likely because it is something super local, like some of the payment systems the Danes have. These companies never really wanted a pan-european system in the first place. Wero is trying to establish this. E-commerce functions will roll out soon and after that, you’ll also be able to pay in shops. It’s going to be a real alternative to PayPal some day. I don’t see how this is creating a divide between north and south?

e-commerce will be rolled out this summer in Germany, with Belgium and France following in late 2025/early 2026.