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Austrian banks are considering joining Wero (www.vienna.at)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The payment solution, which enables real-time payments via phone number or email within Europe, is currently available in France, Germany, and Belgium. According to the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKÖ), Austrian banks are now also considering participation.

As part of the evaluation, local banks want to assess the potential customer benefits as well as the economic and technical aspects of such a payment solution.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is good news. Wero is our best bet to get away from the US-dominanted payment systems (Visa, Mastercard, Paypal). I don't see any alternative? So, if Wero fails, it will take a long time until some other EU-based payment solution comes along.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Twint also exists, but the best solution would seriously just be the gnu Taler