Which online payment methods to accept in Germany?

Germany
E-commerce Market Profile

Find below the key stats for the German ecommerce market.
Here you can find the most popular online payment methods in Germany.

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Start with our short list of Payment Service Providers in Germany.

Currency

euro (EUR)

Household Internet Access Rate

Internet Country Code

.de

B2C E-commerce Market Size

67.5 billion USD (2015)

Population (+ Global Rank)

80.9 million (July 2015) (#18)

Online Payment Methods

SOFORT, ELV, SEPA Credit Transfers, Giropay, PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, Klarna, Ratepay, Paydirekt

Country GDP (+ Global Rank)

$3.841.000.000.000 USD (#6)

National E-commerce Association(s)

Händlerbund

GDP per capita
(+ Global Rank)

$46,900 USD (#28)

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Number of Payment Providers

Online Payment Methods in Germany

paydirekt

paydirekt was founded in June 2014 as a joint online payment method for German banks and savings banks. Around 1,400 banks and savings banks have been offering paydirekt as a new payment standard since April 2016. This means over 50 million German banking accounts can use paydirekt for online payment.

SOFORT

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.

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. This lets shoppers enjoy a simpler checkout process as they can use their existing Amazon account details.

Klarna

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.

Trustly

Trustly is a convenient alternative to cards, which allows consumers to make or receive payment by signing into online banking without leaving the merchant's website or mobile app.

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.

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.

Giropay

giropay is one of the popular online payment methods in Germany. giropay enables German consumers to pay online using their trusted online banking account. Merchants receive instant confirmation and are guaranteed of payment.

Apple Pay

Apple Pay is the new mobile payment system by Apple. Apple Pay uses NFC technology for contactless payments in store, and can be used for online and in-app purchases.

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.

ELV

ELV stands for Elektronisches Lastschriftverfahren and is a popular online payment method in Germany. By choosing to pay with ELV at checkout, the consumer permits the merchant to collect (debit) the purchase amount directly from his or her bank account.

SEPA Direct Debit

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

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.

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Selection of Payment Service Providers | Germany

Mollie

Main office: Netherlands

	Payment Methods	31
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	41
	Active Countries	60

CCV Pay

Main office: Netherlands

	Payment Methods	10
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	2
	Active Countries	4

MultiSafepay

Main office: Netherlands

	Payment Methods	28
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	34
	Active Countries	18

Heidelpay

Main office: Germany

	Payment Methods	53
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	38
	Active Countries	80

Adyen

Main office: Netherlands

	Payment Methods	124
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	12
	Active Countries	67

G2A PAY

Main office: Hong Kong

	Payment Methods	63
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	14
	Active Countries	239

Computop

Main office: Germany

	Payment Methods	83
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	27
	Active Countries	63

Trustly

Main office: Sweden

	Payment Methods	1
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins
	Active Countries	9

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Ingenico ePayments

Main office: Netherlands

	Payment Methods	47
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	68
	Active Countries	84

PAYMILL

Main office: Germany

	Payment Methods	41
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	43
	Active Countries	47

PayPal

Main office: United States of America

	Payment Methods	6
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	4
	Active Countries	216

BS PAYONE GmbH

Main office: Germany

	Payment Methods	30
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	19
	Active Countries	52

ONPEX

Main office: Germany

	Payment Methods	42
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins
	Active Countries	63

Wirecard

Main office: Germany

	Payment Methods	54
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	29
	Active Countries	55

optile

Main office: Germany

	Payment Methods	214
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	4
	Active Countries	249

Amazon Payments

Main office: United States of America

	Payment Methods	3
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	11
	Active Countries	53

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Stripe

Main office: United States of America

	Payment Methods	9
	Shopping Cart Plug-Ins	14
	Active Countries	60

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Which online payment methods to accept in Germany?

GermanyE-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)

Find the best Payment Service Provider »Number of Payment Providers

Online Payment Methods in Germany

paydirekt

SOFORT

Amazon Pay

Klarna

Trustly

MasterCard

Visa

Giropay

Apple Pay

PayPal

ELV

SEPA Direct Debit

SEPA Credit Transfer

Selection of Payment Service Providers | Germany

Below a selection of Payment Service Providers that can help you to accept payments online in Germany. There are many more.Pick the right one for your business.

Mollie

CCV Pay

MultiSafepay

Heidelpay

Adyen

G2A PAY

Computop

Trustly

Ingenico ePayments

PAYMILL

PayPal

BS PAYONE GmbH

ONPEX

Wirecard

optile

Amazon Payments

Stripe

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Germany
E-commerce Market Profile

GDP per capita
(+ Global Rank)

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Number of Payment Providers

Below a selection of Payment Service Providers that can help you to accept payments online in Germany.
There are many more.

Pick the right one for your business.