Which online payment methods to accept in Belgium?

Belgian shoppers prefer local based payment method Bancontact (debit card). Bancontact cards are often co-branded with the debit card brand from MasterCard, Maestro. Both card payment methods can be used online.

Besides Bancontact and Maestro cards, VISA, MasterCard and American Express credit cards are often used. SOFORT and SEPA direct debits/credits are amongst the most popular Belgian online payment methods.

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Belgium
E-commerce Market Profile

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Currency

euro (EUR)

Household Internet Access Rate

Internet Country Code

.be

B2C E-commerce Market Size

10.5 billion USD (2015)

Population (+ Global Rank)

11.7 million (2020) (#80)

Online Payment Methods

Bancontact, Visa, MasterCard, Internet Banking Links (Belfius, KBC, CBC, ING Home'Pay), PayPal, Maestro, SOFORT, Sixdots

Country GDP (+ Global Rank)

$529,200,000,000 (#37)

National E-commerce Association(s)

BeCommerce

GDP per capita (+ Global rank)

$46,600 (#35)

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Amazon Pay

Amazon Pay is an online payment service owned by Amazon that lets shoppers use their amazon.com account to make online purchases. With Amazon Pay, shoppers can make purchases using credit or debit cards stored in their digital wallet. The acceptance of Amazon Pay can lead to an improved payment acceptance rate, lower cart abandonment, and increased conversions as Amazon Pay shoppers can pay for products and services without creating new accounts or leaving a merchant’s site.

Klarna | Pay-Later

Klarna allows shoppers to buy now and pay later. And Merchants to increase their conversion rate with optimised user experience for m-commerce as well as state of the art payment options.

SOFORT - Pay now by Klarna

Sofort, also known as Pay now with Klarna, is a popular online banking method in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and Belgium. Sofort is also available in Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

MasterCard

MasterCard is one of world's best known online payment methods and dominant credit card brands. MasterCard is truly a global payment brand, supporting 150 currencies with over 35 million acceptance locations (point-of-sale and online) in over 210 countries.

American Express

American Express is a credit or charge card that can be used for online payments. American Express is amongst the major credit card brands in the world.

VISA

Visa is one of world's best known online payment methods and largest credit card brand. Visa truly is a global payment brand with acceptance at point-of-sale and online in over 170 countries.

Bancontact

Bancontact/Mister Cash offers you an effective, online, real-time product, which is suitable for all forms of card payments.

PayPal

PayPal is the online payment method that enables people to send money and to shop online without sharing financial information. Shoppers can pay from their PayPal preloaded balance, directly from their bank account or stored credit cards like MasterCard and Visa.

Apple Pay

The Apple Pay payment service allows consumers to pay contactless, in-app and on desktop through the newest Apple Macbook and iMac's. Consumers are able to securely store credit and debit card details into their Apple Pay wallet and confirm payment by simply scanning their fingerprint with Apple's Touch ID or by using Face ID.

hipay-wallet

Hipay is a digital wallet solution from Hipay

Maestro

Maestro is a multi-national debit card service owned by MasterCard that was founded in 1990. Maestro cards are obtained from associate banks and can b

SEPA Credit Transfer

The SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT) allows consumers to pay for their goods and services by using their euro bank account to transfer money directly to the merchants' bank account. Both the consumer and merchant should be domiciled within the SEPA (eurozone) region.

SEPA Direct Debit

The SEPA Direct Debit enables to make pan-European collections in euro's on a one-off or recurrent basis.

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Which online payment methods to accept in Belgium?

Belgium
E-commerce Market Profile

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Household Internet Access Rate

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B2C E-commerce Market Size

Population (+ Global Rank)

Online Payment Methods

Country GDP (+ Global Rank)

National E-commerce Association(s)

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Online Payment Methods in Belgium

Amazon Pay

Klarna | Pay-Later

SOFORT - Pay now by Klarna

MasterCard

American Express

VISA

Bancontact

PayPal

Apple Pay

hipay-wallet

Maestro

SEPA Credit Transfer

SEPA Direct Debit

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Which online payment methods to accept in Belgium?

BelgiumE-commerce Market Profile

Currency

Household Internet Access Rate

Internet Country Code

B2C E-commerce Market Size

Population (+ Global Rank)

Online Payment Methods

Country GDP (+ Global Rank)

National E-commerce Association(s)

GDP per capita (+ Global rank)

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Online Payment Methods in Belgium

Amazon Pay

Klarna | Pay-Later

SOFORT - Pay now by Klarna

MasterCard

American Express

VISA

Bancontact

PayPal

Apple Pay

hipay-wallet

Maestro

SEPA Credit Transfer

SEPA Direct Debit

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Belgium
E-commerce Market Profile

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