• Elgenzay@lemmy.mlEnglish
    21·
    10 months ago

    I had to stop using Revolut recently when they started using Google’s Play Integrity API to block non-mainline Android devices.

    • reactionality@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      Does Wise still work?

      Also can’t you sandbox microG services to get around that integrity check by having a sandboxed Google play store?

      • Elgenzay@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        I think Graphene just does a good job at spoofing Play Integrity verification. Just tried it again:

        Sorry for the photo of a screen; Revolut disallows screenshots so I had my friend take it. Don’t wanna bother him to take a better photo

    • 9point6@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      10 months ago

      Had to look it up myself

      Wero is a European mobile payment system that should replace Giropay in Germany, Paylib in France,[1] Payconiq in Belgium[2] and Luxembourg, and iDEAL in the Netherlands. The service was launched on 2 July 2024 by the European Payments Initiative.[3] The service competes with PayPal, credit cards and similar services. It started as a real-time payment system in 2024, and from summer 2025 extended online payment functions were added on a step-by-step basis.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wero_(payment)

      Looks like it’s an effort to standardise all the local versions of the same payment systems, which seem to be P2P mobile money transfer and payment systems

    • moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      19·
      10 months ago

      It’s a payment method to send/receive money between individuals. Starting 2026, it will be possible to pay at businesses scanning a QR-code.

      It’s similar to what you can see in Asia, Pix in Brasil, etc.

  • nao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    10 months ago

    Got to wonder what they are expecting to gain from you creating an account, must be worth more than €70

    • cash@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      10 months ago

      Probably banking on new users forking out for one of the premium tiers. There’s a lot of flavours, I’m happy with the basic.

  • Synapse@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    10 months ago

    I’ve used Wero now a couple of times to transfer money to friends and relatives, and I found it to be very practical and fast. I hope it gains traction.

  • Schmuppes@lemmy.todayEnglish
    7·
    10 months ago

    I’d love to try it, but a couple weeks ago, Revolut stopped working on my phone with a custom ROM. Now my entire account is pretty much useless. At least the app still works on my old phone which is running the same custom OS, so I can pull my funds and then ditch Revolut.

  • chickenf622@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    51·
    10 months ago

    Is this available to Americans? Like those who are disillusioned with most big corps that have monopolies so it’s either eat shit or use their services/products.