European Payments Initiative

21 results about this entity

Period: 08 Feb 2019 - 14 Jan 2025

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Computop integrates EPI's Wero into mobility offer ‘Pay to Drive’

With its ‘Pay to Drive’ mobility suite, payment service provider (PSP) Computop is bundling payment methods and services for the mobility sector.

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Bank-backed EPI processes first e-commerce transactions

The European Payments Initiative (EPI), a bank-backed venture that was initially set up to build a rival to Mastercard and Visa in Europe, has completed its first e-commerce transactions, paving the way for a full-scale roll out later this year.

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Computop ready to support payment processing for Wero acquirers

Computop, the leading German payment service provider, known for connecting large retail companies to international payment methods, is entering a new business area with payment processing for acquirers.

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EPI enrolls 14 million users to wero wallet

The European Payment Initiative, a bank-backed venture that was initially set up to build a rival to Mastercard and Visa in Europe, has enrolled 14 million users and processed eight million transactions since launch.

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EPI launches Wero wallet in France

European Payments Initiative (EPI), a a European player committed to offering a sovereign payment alternative to all consumers in the region, today announced the launch of Wero.

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EPI launches wero wallet in Germany

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has launched its mobile-first wallet and instant account-to-account payments system in Germany, with other counties set to follow in the coming months.

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Computop calls on retailers to join EPI pilot trials

EU payment gateway Computop is calling on merchants to join pilot trials of the bank-backed European Payments Initiative's wero wallet scheme.

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German banks to shut down PayPal competitor Paydirekt

German banks are set shut down their PayPal competitor Giropay/Paydirekt and instead throw their weight behind continent-wide startup the European Payments Initiative (EPI).

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EPI completes first account-to-account mobile transfers

The European Payments Initiative has completed its first account-to-account instant payment transaction in a proof-of-concept between customers from Sparkasse Elbe-Elster in Germany and Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne (Groupe BPCE) in France

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European Payments Initiative closes acquisition of iDeal and Payconiq

The European Payments Initiative (EPI), a bank-backed venture that was initially set up to build a rival to Mastercard and Visa in Europe, has completed the acquisition of Dutch payment scheme iDeal and Luxembourg's Payconiq.

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EPI dubs new digital wallet 'wero'

The European Payments Initiative, a bank-backed venture that was initally set up to build a rival to Mastercard and Visa in Europe, has selected 'wero' as the commercial name for its forthcoming digital wallet solution.

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EPI contributes to CBDC prototyping exercise conducted by the European Central Bank

EPI contributed to the prototyping exercise conducted by the European Cental Bank (ECB) to test how design choices for a digital euro could be implemented into existing European payments solutions.