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[โ€“] Ole10@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can only send money to other ppl who have it, waiting to be able to pay in online shopping with it

[โ€“] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

We have Twint in Switzerland for years now and I use it multiple times per day for everything from parking, buying eggs at the farmer in the village, public transport tickets, grocery store and even to split bills with friends. I only use my Amex, MC and Visa abroad these days.

I really hope they will work out some interoperability between Wero and Twint soon.

[โ€“] haagch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Looking at the website, twint is only available on android and ios too. Being cynical about it, they probably will cooperate with wero because the systems keeping people locked into the mobile operating systems of american big tech will need to work together to provide so much value that people won't realistically opt out from running iOS or google play services on their devices.

[โ€“] not_me@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No problem , works with Qr code ,available for the moment in Belgium, Germany ,France

[โ€“] Humanius@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Would that be the QR code that I see on the payment terminal when I am in Belgium? Or is that something else?

[โ€“] not_me@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

When you scan the Qr code, all data, such as beneficiary, account number, amount and / or structured communication are automatically filled in. I still recommend that you check everything visually for any errors.

[โ€“] Humanius@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

My bank (Rabobank, Netherlands) hasn't rolled it out yet, but it is planned for early 2026.
https://www.rabobank.nl/particulieren/online-bankieren/betalen-met-ideal/ideal-wero

In theory, if I'm understanding correctly, it will be an in place replacement of the already existing iDeal payment system. So I wonder how much I will even notice of the change.

[โ€“] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

ABN AMRO and ING are also planning to switch to Wero.

All major and mid-sized Dutch banks iirc already support iDEAL, which to foreigners I'd explain as basically the original Wero.

[โ€“] Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

Not yet - they have added it just recently.

[โ€“] vyzu@feddit.fr 3 points 1 day ago

I had the chance to use it to send money to some friends, and it was very easy to use for that use case! (BTW the link to the wikipedia article is broken)

[โ€“] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 20 hours ago

I have used Wero (my bank is ING) and it worked pretty well. Money was transferred really fast and uncomplicated.

[โ€“] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Can someone quickly introduce me to this tech? (Yes I am aware of the wikipedia article)

[โ€“] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You send money to somebody through their phone number. For me, I open my bank app, go to transfers, select WERO, then enter the amount and the phone Nb. The transfer is instant

[โ€“] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 20 hours ago

That's kinda disgusting.
I don't even have a phone number.