Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.de website

Re:Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.d... by marginalien on Monday July 27, 2026 @01:58PM (#49073294)

I think EU citizens are excited mainly because of winning back their digital sovereignty, nobody said this would be cutting edge technology. Actually the simplicity of the solution is key (Wero is based on EU’s proven SEPA Instant Payment rails).

That being said, what I do not like about Wero is that some parts of the infrastructure is based on AWS and or Google cloud; hopefully they will switch to European clouds, soon.

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Re:Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.d... by sajithdilshan on Monday July 27, 2026 @02:21PM (#49073592)

I wouldn't count on that, in-order to provide rock solid financial service, you definitely need a reliable cloud provider. There is no true equivalent in EU for a cloud provider like that at the moment

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Re:Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.d... by ekall on Monday July 27, 2026 @03:00PM (#49074168)

To me this is like saying that it is no use trying to prevent your arm from being cut off because if you try you will lose a finger.

What use is american cloud reliability if it can't be trusted in with sovereignty the first place?

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Re:Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.d... by sajithdilshan on Monday July 27, 2026 @04:52PM (#49075377)

This sovereignty debate is the dumbest thing I’ve heard, like a country can be sovereign, but Europe is not a country. It’s like saying Asia is going to be so sovereign. We all saw how the unity of Europe with brexit.

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Re:Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.d... by marginalien on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @06:42AM (#49081945)

Update: migration to EU cloud is in progress:

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Sovereign-payment-service-Wero-...

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Re:Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.d... by sajithdilshan on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @09:28AM (#49083546)

Did you even read the article? It says

> To live up to its claim of being a sovereign payment service, Wero intends to reduce its dependence on non-European cloud providers in the future.

They haven't even started any migration, rather future topic without any deadline.

Also the article states that

> When EPI first launched Wero, only cloud services from international providers could deliver the performance, security and stability needed to deliver a competitive solution

and that's is still true to this day, like what EU cloud provider is on the same level as AWS?

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Re:Decathlon Germany adds Wero payment option to decathlon.d... by marginalien on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @01:27AM (#49093720)

Yes, and I read till the end. The article quotes a presse statement in which they say:

„EPI is currently working to reduce its dependency on non-European suppliers. The market has evolved significantly in recent years, and we are now building on this progress to drive this transition forward.“

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