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Wero, EPI, NexEuro: the European wallet war

Sacha S.·20 May 2026·12 min read

An honest comparison between the EPI/Wero banking initiative, NexEuro and the private alternatives. Who will win?

Wero, driven by the European Payments Initiative, is the major banks' effort to offer a unified European wallet. Its strength: banking distribution. Its limit: coordination between players whose interests sometimes diverge.

Facing it, independent players are betting on experience and speed of execution. NexEuro is betting on a uniform experience, independent of the banks, that works on top of the account the user already has.

There probably won't be a single winner, but a coexistence. What will matter: real simplicity for the end user, free P2P, and trust. On those three criteria, we believe we have a card to play.

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