norisbank introduces Wero
August 5, 2026
norisbank introduces Wero - simple digital payments across Europe
Bonn, 6 August 2026 | norisbank is expanding its offering. The European payment app Wero is now available to norisbank customers, allowing them to send and receive money in real time to and from family and friends, as well as and paying conveniently in participating online shops — securely, quickly and entirely digitally. The app works without entering long IBANs or BICs and is as easy to use as sending a message from a smartphone.
“Following the successful launch at Deutsche Bank and Postbank, Wero offers our customers a modern and sovereign European payment alternative. As a direct bank, it is crucial for norisbank to make banking as simple as possible, even across national borders. Wero fits perfectly with our goal of providing fast and secure solutions for everyday life."
European payment standards are developing rapidly. With Wero, norisbank is an early adopter that combines security, efficiency and digital sovereignty. Wennrich adds: “For our customers, this means transparent processes, instant transactions and another innovative feature in norisbank’s digital current account.”
Wero continues to grow — more features to come
Wero is a digital payment solution launched inJuly 2024. It is operated by the European Payments Initiative (EPI), a body backed by an alliance of 18 major European banks and payment service providers. Wero enables customers to make instant transfers without entering an IBAN or BIC, as well as future retail transactions. Wero’s goal is to establish a unified mobile payment solution and a sovereign digital wallet for all of Europe.
Wero is expanding rapidly: Since autumn 2025, it has been possible to pay for goods and services with Wero ay participating online merchants, and future plans include the management of recurring payments – for example for subscriptions – as well as point-of-sale payments at brick-and-mortar retail stores. Additional value-added services are also in preparation, such as “Buy Now, Pay Later”, the integration of merchant loyalty programmes and functions for managing shared expenses.
The app is linked directly to the customer’s norisbank current account. Amounts are debited or credited immediately with no need for prior top-up. In future, Wero will also be integrated into the norisbank app to make digital payments even easier.
“Our customers expect simple solutions, and that is exactly what Wero delivers. The app fits seamlessly into everyday digital life and makes payments as straightforward as messaging. At the same time, Wero makes our current account even more attractive and strengthens norisbank’s overall package of a powerful account, modern services and attractive overnight money offerings."
“With the introduction of Wero at norisbank, our European network continues to grow. Our goal is to offer people and businesses in Europe a unified, secure and easy-to-use payment method, regardless of national borders. norisbank is an important part of this development and brings us closer to our goal of a pan-European payment system.”
About norisbank
Norisbank, a company of the Deutsche Bank Group, is a modern direct bank available to its customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It offers customers products and services of award-winning quality at consistently attractive conditions. In addition to its core offerings, including the powerful “Top-Girokonto” current account from 0 euros with a matching credit or debit card, attractive overnight money offerings and the individual “Top-Kredit” loan, norisbank provides customers with a broad range of services of recognised quality at excellent conditions.
norisbank has received numerous awards in recent years for its customer-oriented, high-performance offerings. Among other distinctions, the norisbank Top-Girokonto current account ranked first in €uro’s major current account comparison in 2026. In 2025, Focus Money also named norisbank “Germany’s best direct bank” based on a nationwide test. Many other awards further confirm norisbank’s top quality and outstanding value for money: https://www.norisbank.de/ueber-uns/norisbank/auszeichnungen.html
About EPI
EPI (or European Payments Initiative) is supported by 18 European banks and payment service providers. Beyond the shareholders, over 50 institutions in Europe are now members of EPI. They have joined forces with a common goal: to offer a unified mobile payment service, to all European companies and citizens, Wero. EPI intends to enable European consumers and merchants and to carry out all types of retail transactions simply, via a resolutely sovereign digital wallet.
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About Wero
Based on instant account-to-account (A2A) payments, Wero further streamlines payments in Europe by eliminating intermediaries in the payment chain and the associated additional costs. Wero already supports payments between individuals, and will shortly unveil payments to professionals (P2Pro). Wero has been live for P2P payments in Belgium, France, and Germany since 2024, currently serving 56 million users. For retail payments, Wero is live in Germany since the end of 2025 with progressive roll-out in France and Belgium throughout 2026. Major migrations of at least 15 million consumers are also planned for Payconiq in Luxembourg (by 2026) and iDEAL in the Netherlands (by 2027). Point-of-sale payments will also be offered in 2026, as well as value-added services such as integration of merchant loyalty programs and recurring payments and subscription management.
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