Wero
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
1recommend
5warn against
Feb 10, 2026first mention
Aug 27, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Switched to Wero and haven't looked back.”
switched from PayPalon “Tell HN: PayPal blocks GrapheneOS”
Caveats and dissent
“If you don't have an iOS or an Android device, you are just stuck, once again”
“Isn't Wero just another proprietary app that requires a Google or Apple smartphone?”
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“This is kind of a problem with Wero though”
“I can send money ONLY to my contacts. It doesn’t allow to type in phone number, one needs to create a contact.”
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Threads where it came up
- Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun 4 mentions
- Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.de website 2 mentions
- Tell HN: PayPal blocks GrapheneOS 1 mention
- Stripe, Advent offer to buy PayPal for more than $53B 1 mention
- Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment 1 mention
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All comments 9
“Switched to Wero and haven't looked back.”
“If you don't have an iOS or an Android device, you are just stuck, once again”
“Isn't Wero just another proprietary app that requires a Google or Apple smartphone?”
“If they fixed the mobile phone problem and provided a way that's functionally equivalent to Paypal usernames, I'm in for person-to-person transfers.”
“This is kind of a problem with Wero though”
“Wero is fun to use, but there so many features missing.”
“It is not possible to use Wero via a web browser or on a computer.”
“I can send money ONLY to my contacts. It doesn’t allow to type in phone number, one needs to create a contact.”
“It is not possible to use Wero via a web browser or on a computer.”