{"id":746,"date":"2023-11-01T23:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T22:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=746"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:25:19","slug":"epi-completes-acquisition-ideal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/epi-completes-acquisition-ideal\/","title":{"rendered":"EPI completes acquisition of iDEAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Currence iDEAL announced on 31 October that the acquisition by EPI (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicompany.eu\/\">European Payments Initiative <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>) had been successfully completed.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"1040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/ideal-logo-10241.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"iDEAL logo as a recognizable payment icon for online bank payments in Dutch web shops.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/ideal-logo-10241.png 1040w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/ideal-logo-10241-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/ideal-logo-10241-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/ideal-logo-10241-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/ideal-logo-10241-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 2025, the Dutch <a href=\"https:\/\/ideal.nl\/\">online payment method iDEAL <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a> will gradually be replaced by EPI\u2019s European <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicompany.eu\/european-payments-initiative-selects-wero-as-commercial-name-for-its-innovative-digital-wallet\/\">Wero <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. <em>\u201cI believe their expertise and experience [particularly that of Currence iDEAL, ed.] will be highly valuable to the success of EPI and the Wero payment solution,\u201d<\/em> says Martina Weimert, CEO of EPI, in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ideal.nl\/epi-rondt-overname-van-ideal-en-payconiq-international-af\"><em>Read the full press release from EPI and Currence iDEAL\u2026<\/em> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPI has completed its acquisition of iDEAL and Payconiq International. 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