Europe’s largest ticketing provider, CTS Eventim, has become the first major e-commerce company in Germany to integrate the Wero wallet, part of the bank-backed European Payments Initiative, into its online shop.
Wero has rapidly expanded its European user base, reaching over 45 million in just 15 months. It provides a mobile-first, instant account-to-account payment platform that enables transfers in under 10 seconds. The integration with CTS Eventim was facilitated by PPRO, which offers the infrastructure needed to process Wero payment transactions in Germany for ticket purchases across concerts, theater shows, and sports events.
This integration represents a significant breakthrough for the EPI. CTS Eventim is the leading provider of ticketing services in Europe and the second-largest globally, marketing over 300 million tickets annually through mobile and online portals, as well as physical box offices.
Martina Weimert, CEO of EPI, stated: “Eventim is the first online ticketing platform to allow its customers to use Wero for purchasing concert tickets or supporting their soccer team in the stadium. PPRO is an active partner in driving our efforts towards instant, secure account-to-account payments across borders, making everyday commerce more convenient for European consumers and cost-efficient for merchants.”
Weimert noted that this deployment marks the beginning of a broader rollout of Wero for e-commerce across the German market, as the company collaborates with member banks, acquirers, and German merchants interested in activating the wallet for A2A payments.
The 14 banks backing the Wero project have urged the European Central Bank to reconsider plans for introducing a digital euro, arguing that it could hinder private sector innovations. They contended that the current design of the retail digital euro addresses similar use cases as private solutions, lacking clear added value for consumers ahead of an ECB hearing on the matter.