September 17, 2025
PAY.nl successfully processed first Wero e-commerce transaction
Enschede, 18th September 2025 – Pay. announces today having successfully completed its first Wero transaction with a test merchant, marking a significant milestone in its ambition to become one of the first payment service providers in the Netherlands to incorporate Wero into its payment portfolio.
Joining the EPI consortium marks an important step forward in the evolution of digital payments across Europe and reminds of Pay. commitment to offering best-in-class solutions to its clients. It not only demonstrates the technical maturity of the Wero system but also highlights Pay. leadership in embracing the first Pan-European mobile-first payment standard and be a day-one supporter for European independence.
The collaboration enables Pay. to offer a forward-looking, seamless, and secure payment solution for both businesses and consumers throughout Europe.
With Wero integration, merchants can accept payments from European consumers across participating markets through a single technical connection and managing the transactions end-to-end. This unified approach enhances the customer payment experience while reducing the operational burden for merchants.
In the end of 2025, Wero will be available via Pay. in Germany, followed by Belgium in H1 2026. The rollout in the Netherlands will start beginning of H2 2026, in line with iDEAL’s migration to Wero.
“Wero offers a good evolution from iDEAL, with the integration of additional consumer benefits as consumer protection and easy integrations of new functionalities. For consumers, the option to start a dispute, and for merchants, a way to let many European account holders pay easily.”, comments Olaf Kok, Founder of PAY.nl
“We are thrilled to welcome Pay.nl as new partner to the European Payments Initiative and welcome that they started the integration projects with first merchants (to already see first projects being achieved). Pay. will be a true ally in addressing merchants across our participating markets”, adds Martina Weimert, CEO of EPI.
About EPI
EPI Company (or European Payments Initiative) has been created to put an end to payment fragmentation and dependency on international payment schemes in Europe.
Owned by 16 leading European banks and payment service providers, EPI is building a unified and consistent mobile payment solution for all Europeans: Wero, addressing all payment situations of European consumers, including all kind of advanced transaction plans like e.g. subscriptions and preauthorisations.
With Wero, merchants will be able to regain control and power over their payment rails thanks to a fair cost grid, allowed by the cost-sharing nature of the project, and an easy 1-stop integration thanks to a digital-native, SaaS structure. Wero’s current core-markets (France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) cover 64% of European transactions and Wero will enable 100 milllion European consumers to carry out all types of retail transactions simply, via a sovereign digital wallet which will include numerous value-added services.
About Pay
Pay. is one of the Netherlands’ leading payment service providers, offering innovative online payment solutions to thousands of businesses across Europe. Committed to simplifying digital payments and driving merchant growth, Pay. delivers flexible, secure, and seamless checkout experiences for both businesses and consumers. For more, visit www.pay.nl.