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Because what is the alternative, with the same level of convenience and support by (online) shops? Genuine question, because I do not know any and would be happy to.

Wero is not supported by most shops (yet), Credit / Debit Cards often charge fees if the payment goes to a foreign country, direct transactions cannot be undone.



Theoretically the alternative is whatever collection of local mobile payments EMPSA[1] manage to shackle together, but they’re taking an exceedingly long time to do it.

[1] https://empsa.org/




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