Wero in Europe: figures, map and timeline
Everything about Wero's growth in one place: the key figures, where Wero already works and what is changing next.
Wero in numbers
Wero replaces giropay (DE), Paylib (FR), Payconiq (BE and LU) and, step by step, iDEAL (NL).
Rollout map
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Germany Live
Live since 2 July 2024, the first country. Sparkassen and Volksbanken went first; Deutsche Bank followed in December 2025. Online payments have been growing since late 2025, in-store payments are planned for 2027.
France Live
Live since 30 September 2024, replacing Paylib. Online payments started in April 2026, in-store payments are planned for 2027.
Belgium Live
Live since 19 November 2024, first at Belfius and BNP Paribas Fortis. Five more banks joined in early 2026 and online payments expanded in March 2026. Wero replaces Payconiq.
Luxembourg Live
Live since 1 September 2026 with five banks. Payconiq closed on 30 September 2026. You can already pay in shops here with a QR code.
Netherlands Rolling out
The switch from iDEAL to Wero started in January 2026 with co-branding. Since 26 October 2026 the major banks support online payments with Wero. The switch should be complete by the end of 2027.
Austria Planned
Erste Bank and the Raiffeisen group joined EPI in June 2026. A launch date has not been announced yet.
Timeline
EPI founded by 16 European banks.
The name Wero is chosen.
Germany goes live first (2 July).
France live (30 September).
Belgium live (19 November). Wero reports 14 million users.
Revolut joins, as do banks from Luxembourg and Belgium.
Deutsche Bank goes live (15 December).
The Netherlands starts the switch from iDEAL to Wero.
Wero reaches 52.5 million users. Belgium expands online payments.
Online payments start in France.
Erste Bank and Raiffeisen (Austria) join EPI.
Luxembourg live (1 September); Payconiq closes on 30 September.
In the Netherlands, the major banks support online payments with Wero (26 October).
Planned: in-store payments in Germany and France, plus contactless payments.
Planned: switch from iDEAL to Wero completed (end of 2027).
Sources: EPI, Reuters (user figure March 2026), Wikipedia. Updated 14 November 2026. Want to use these figures? Go ahead, with a link to wero.info/europa.php as the source.