alt Hacker NewsVery European approach: the winner is chosen by law. Is Wero really a success? According to this article, in 2024 it processed over €7.5 billion.
Polish BLIK, which is not even mentioned in the article and which has joined the EuroPA Alliance, processed €83 billion in 2024, with a 30% y/y increase in H1 2025. I understand that BLIK is much older, but it invested significant effort and money in marketing and promotions while delivering a good user experience. BLIK is now trying to expand to Romania and Slovakia, yet Wero is getting all the hype on Hacker News. Maybe this is a case of East, South, and West Europe being treated differently. Is the only “European” solution one that comes from Western Europe?
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> Maybe this is a case of East, South, and West Europe being treated differently.
Just my pet peeve, but say Central Europe here, not East. Unless of course you mean Ukraine or Kazachstan.
Referring to old Iron Curtain is refueling the animosity of the ancient past.
Wero is very new, no wonder it’s not used a lot yet.
Wero is basically a rename (and territorial expansion) of the Dutch iDeal system, which processed €141 billion Euros in 2024.