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Wero Launches First Merchant Checkout With Eventim

Availability is limited to customers of Sparkassen/VR‑Banken during a phased rollout.

Overview

  • The European Payments Initiative’s service is now live for online ticket purchases at Eventim, marking Wero’s first e‑commerce integration.
  • Only users banking with Germany’s Sparkassen or VR‑Banken can complete checkout, while customers of other participating banks currently receive errors.
  • Selecting Wero at checkout displays a QR code that routes the buyer to their banking app to review and confirm the payment.
  • Wero, backed by a consortium of European banks as an alternative to PayPal, Visa and Mastercard, delayed merchant onboarding from summer to late 2025.
  • EPI expects to announce additional online partners at a press conference in about two weeks, with iDEAL user support planned next year and in‑store acceptance targeted for 2026–2027.