Lidl (Schwarz Group) selects Wero to offer a European payment choice
Starting with Germany before deploying in Belgium and France, Lidl has chosen Wero as new online payment method.
Brussels / Neckarsulm – 24 July 2026 - The European Payments Initiative (EPI) and Lidl today unveil the integration of Wero, starting with online purchases on Lidl.de, from July 2026. This important partnership marks a significant milestone in expanding Wero's acceptance network and demonstrates growing confidence among Europe's leading retailers in the power of a sovereign European payment solution.
A European Payment Solution for European Consumers
With Wero, Lidl.de customers will now benefit from a simple, secure, and fast account-to-account payment experience designed to streamline online shopping. Wero enables consumers to pay directly from their familiar banking environment with just a tap on their phone, completing transactions in seconds with end-to-end security.
Supported by 18 European banks and payment service providers, Wero currently serves more than 57 million users across Europe. By integrating Wero into Lidl.de, one of Europe's largest e-commerce platforms, the two organizations are partnering to enhance consumer choice and strengthen European payment sovereignty.
Following the successful launch in Germany, Lidl and EPI are planning to expand Wero acceptance in the online shops of Belgium and France later this year.
Strategic Partnership Strengthens European Payments Ecosystem
As EPI's merchant partner, Lidl reinforces its commitment to offering its customers with a payment solution that combines simplicity, security, while contributing to greater European financial independence, through Wero. This partnership underscores Lidl's dedication to innovation and its ambition to expand payment choice for European consumers.
"For the companies of Schwarz Group, which also includes Lidl, the e-commerce launch of Wero focuses on a seamless customer experience as well as data protection and IT security to the highest European standards. The partnership with EPI demonstrates the leadership of the companies of Schwarz Group in embracing innovation that benefits our customers while strengthening the European sovereignty. We look forward with great anticipation to the further expansion of Wero into a modern, cross-channel payment method with a broad acceptance and user base." Nicola Bracht, Head of Schwarz Payment Solutions
"We warmly welcome Lidl as a valued partner in the EPI community. By making Wero available through one of Europe's leading retailers, we are taking another important step towards making European payments a natural choice in consumers' everyday lives. Partnerships like this are essential to building a payment ecosystem that is more competitive, more resilient and designed around the needs of European consumers and merchants." Martina Weimert, Chief Executive Officer, EPI
About LIDL Based in Neckarsulm, Germany, Lidl is a part of Schwarz Group and counts among the leading food retail companies in Germany and Europe. Lidl is currently active in 32 countries, where it operates around 12,900 stores and more than 230 goods distribution and logistics centers, while employing over 395,000 members of staff. At Lidl, we place a high value on offering our customers the optimum price-performance ratio. Simplicity and a focus on process dictate the daily routines in our stores, regional distribution centers and national headquarters. Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG is based in Neckarsulm, Germany. It is the system provider that supplies the basis for the local activities of the national companies. In coordination with the national companies, it provides the framework for operational business and is responsible for conceiving and designing standardized processes worldwide. In its daily operations, Lidl assumes responsibility for people, society and the environment. Sustainability for Lidl means meeting its promise of quality every day anew. Performance, respect, trust, grounded and belonging are the values at the heart of our corporate culture at Lidl. They shape our daily actions and form the basis of our success as a company. Lidl generated store revenue of 140.2 billion euros in fiscal year 2025. The total revenue of the companies of Schwarz Group for fiscal year 2025 amounted to 185.6 billion euros. About EPI EPI (or European Payments Initiative) is supported by 18 European banks and payment service providers. Beyond the shareholders, over 50 institutions in Europe are now members of EPI. They have joined forces with a common goal: to offer a unified mobile payment service to all European companies and citizens, Wero. EPI intends to enable European consumers and merchants to carry out all types of retail transactions simply, via a resolutely sovereign digital wallet. Find out more at epicompany.eu and follow us on LinkedIn. About Wero Based on instant account-to-account (A2A) payments, Wero further streamlines payments in Europe by eliminating intermediaries in the payment chain and the associated additional costs. Wero already supports payments between individuals and will shortly unveil payments to professionals (P2Pro). Wero has been live for P2P payments in Belgium, France, and Germany since 2024, currently serving 55 million users. For retail payments, Wero is live in Germany since the end of 2025 with progressive roll-out in France and Belgium throughout 2026. Major migrations of at least 15 million consumers are also planned for Payconiq in Luxembourg (by 2026) and iDEAL in the Netherlands (by 2027). Point-of-sale payments will also be offered in 2026, as well as value-added services such as integration of merchant loyalty programs and recurring payments and subscription management. Find out more at wero-wallet.eu and follow us on Instagram, Wero’s LinkedIn and Facebook. EPI/Wero media contact: media@epicompany.eu |
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