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Amazon Germany to Accept Wero

41 pointsby 1mo agomobiflip.de
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1mo agoHN ↗

Wish the UK had access to wero.

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

1mo agoHN ↗

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

1mo agoHN ↗

Already checked. Uk revolut accounts can’t get wero

1mo agoHN ↗

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

1mo agoHN ↗

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.

1mo agoHN ↗

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!

1mo agoHN ↗

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.

1mo agoHN ↗

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

1mo agoHN ↗

because they already have the code for it

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

1mo agoHN ↗

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

1mo agoHN ↗

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

1mo agoHN ↗

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