European Payments Initiative

European payments company behind the Wero digital wallet
Organization organization Q96743053
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Summary

European Payments Initiative is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (649 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Payments Initiative is in the country of Belgium[3].
  • European Payments Initiative's instance of is recorded as organization[4].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria[5].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as BNP Paribas[6].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as BPCE[7].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as CaixaBank[8].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Commerzbank AG[9].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Credit Agricole Group[10].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Crédit Mutuel[11].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Deutsche Bank[12].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband[13].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as DZ Bank[14].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as ING Group[15].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as KBC Group[16].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as La Banque Postale[17].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Banco Santander[18].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Société Générale[19].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as UniCredit[20].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Fundación Bancaria Ibercaja[21].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Abanca[22].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Unicaja Banco[23].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Sabadell Bank[24].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Bankinter[25].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Caixa d'Enginyers[26].
  • European Payments Initiative's founder is recorded as Liberbank[27].

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Founding

Founders include Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria[5], BNP Paribas[6], BPCE[7], CaixaBank[8], Commerzbank AG[9], and Credit Agricole Group[10]. July 2, 2020 marks the founding of European Payments Initiative[28].

Identity

European Payments Initiative's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[29]. It is part of Single Euro Payments Area[30]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EPI'}[31].

Operations

European Payments Initiative's headquarters location is recorded as Brussels[32].

Ownership

European Payments Initiative's product or material produced is recorded as Wero[33].

Why It Matters

European Payments Initiative ranks in the top 3% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (649 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . epicompany.eu. Retrieved . epicompany.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . ec.europa.eu. ec.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . lesechos.fr. Retrieved . lesechos.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . epicompany.eu. Retrieved . epicompany.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Edelsmann · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry → Q837171
    Field of work → Q986008
    Part of → Single Euro Payments Area
    Partially coincident with → TARGET Instant Payment Settlement
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  2. 20w ago · ~2026-32516-03 · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → European payments company behind the Wero digital wallet
    Instance of → organization
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