MEDIUMVulnerability
Global

N26 adds Wero payments to app

·Source: Finextra

Updated:

Executive Summary

N26 today launched Wero, the digital wallet and instant payment solution developed by the European Payments Initiative (EPI), directly within the N26 app. The new feature enables customers in Germany and France to send and receive money in seconds using only a phone number or email address, removing the need to share or enter an IBAN.

Analysis

N26 today launched Wero, the digital wallet and instant payment solution developed by the European Payments Initiative (EPI), directly within the N26 app. The new feature enables customers in Germany and France to send and receive money in seconds using only a phone number or email address, removing the need to share or enter an IBAN.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on Aug 12, 2026.

Related Threats

MEDIUMVulnerability

China-Linked Hacker Shows AI Capabilities in APAC Attack

In the first purported "near-autonomous" attack on a nation-state, a Chinese-language operator used a complex AI framework to target and compromise government agencies, likely in Taiwan.

Dark Reading
MEDIUMVulnerability

Stablecoins offer little cost or speed advantage for remittances - Banca d'Italia

Stablecoins show no systematic cost advantage over traditional remittance channels for cross-border payments, researchers at Banca d'Italia have found.

Finextra
MEDIUMVulnerability

Mobile wallets gain traction in the UK

Cards continue to dominate UK payments but mobile wallets are increasingly popular, with nearly two thirds of the population registered with at least one provider, according to the latest industry data.

Finextra