Which online payment methods to accept in The Netherlands?

iDEAL, an online bank transfer system, is the number one online payment method in The Netherlands. Besides iDEAL, MasterCard, VISA, PayPal and pay later methods as Klarna and Riverty (AfterPay) are also commonly used. Apple Pay is gaining popularity.

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The Netherlands
E-commerce Market Profile

Find below the key stats for the Dutch ecommerce market.
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Currency

euro (EUR)

Household Internet Access Rate

Internet Country Code

.nl

B2C E-commerce Market Size

17 billion USD (2015)

Population (+ Global Rank)

17.3 million (2020) (#67)

Online Payment Methods

iDEAL, MasterCard, Visa, SEPA Credit Transfer (standard online bank transfer), SEPA Direct Debit ('eenmalige machtiging', incasso), PayPal, AfterPay, American Express

Country GDP (+ Global Rank)

$924,400,000,000 (#27)

National E-commerce Association(s)

Thuiswinkel.org

GDP per capita (+ Global rank)

$53,900 (#23)

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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.

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.

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.

iDEAL

iDEAL is a standardised payment method for making secure online payments directly between bank accounts in The Netherlands.

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.

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.

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.

Riverty

AfterPay is a Dutch company which develops and provides innovative post-payment methods for web shops and third parties offering online payment. After

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.

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.

Bank Transfer

A bank transfer is an offline or online initiated transfer of funds from the shopper's bank account to the merchant's bank account. It can be used by any online shopper with a bank account. Merchants have to wait for the shopper to take action, completes payment and for the funds to arrive in their bank account before delivery of service or product can take place.

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Which online payment methods to accept in The Netherlands?

The Netherlands
E-commerce Market Profile

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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 The Netherlands

SOFORT - Pay now by Klarna

Trustly

Amazon Pay

iDEAL

Klarna | Pay-Later

American Express

VISA

MasterCard

Riverty

PayPal

Apple Pay

SEPA Direct Debit

SEPA Credit Transfer

Bank Transfer

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Which online payment methods to accept in The Netherlands?

The NetherlandsE-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 The Netherlands

SOFORT - Pay now by Klarna

Trustly

Amazon Pay

iDEAL

Klarna | Pay-Later

American Express

VISA

MasterCard

Riverty

PayPal

Apple Pay

SEPA Direct Debit

SEPA Credit Transfer

Bank Transfer

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The Netherlands
E-commerce Market Profile

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