⚡ Payments in Germany

Online payment services allow businesses to securely accept and process transactions by supporting a variety of payment methods such as credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and Buy Now, Pay Later options.

According to our data, payment systems are detected on 4.5% of websites from Germany.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

The following chart shows the top payment systems on websites in Germany in 2025, based on market share.

The most popular is PayPal, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 75.5% share.
It is followed by Mastercard with 16.9% and Visa with 15.9%.

PayPal 75.5%
Mastercard 16.9%
Visa 15.9%
Klarna 11.7%
Apple Pay 10.2%
Stripe 10.1%
Amazon Pay 9.8%
Google Pay 5.4%
American Express 5.3%
Giropay 3.9%
Braintree 3.2%
Sofort 2.4%
Mollie 2.3%
Payone 1.6%
Worldline 1.6%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top systems that are more popular in Germany than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

2. Mastercard ^(-2)
4. Klarna ^(-2)
5. Apple Pay ^(-4)
7. Amazon Pay ^(-4)
10. Giropay ^(-17)
12. Sofort ^(-30)
13. Mollie ^(-11)
14. Payone ^(-44)
16. Bancontact ^(-7)
17. Adyen ^(-2)

✨ Best Payment Systems

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 86 payment systems used on sites from Germany, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	PayPalSan Jose, California, United States An online payment service that transfers the payment amount from your credit card to the merchant without sharing your financial information.	75.5%
2	MastercardPurchase, New York, United States A global payment network processor and card issuer.	16.9%
3	VisaSan Francisco, California, United States A global payment network processor and card issuer.	15.9%
4	KlarnaStockholm, Sweden A Swedish payment service provider and a fully licensed bank specializing in installment and buy now, pay later options.	11.7%
5	Apple PayCupertino, California, United States A mobile payment service by Apple that is supported on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro.	10.2%
6	StripeSan Francisco, California, United States A popular payments processor that works with businesses to help them accept payments through their websites, apps, and in store.	10.1%
7	Amazon PaySeattle, Washington, United States Lets Amazon customers to pay on your website using the information already stored in their Amazon accounts.	9.8%
8	Google PayMountain View, California, United States A mobile payment service developed by Google that allows users to make payments using Android phones, tablets, or watches.	5.4%
9	American ExpressNew York, United States A global payment network and card issuer.	5.3%
10	GiropayFrankfurt, Germany A German payment method based on online banking that was discontinued on December 31, 2024.	3.9%
11	BraintreeSan Jose, California, United States A full-stack payments platform that makes it easy to accept payments in your app or website.	3.2%
12	SofortStockholm, Sweden An online banking payment service from Germany, now part of Klarna.	2.4%
13	MollieAnsterdam, Netherlands A Netherlands-based payment platform for in-person payments, subscriptions, and financing.	2.3%
14	PayoneFrankfurt, Germany A German full-service provider for the processing of cashless payment transactions.	1.6%
15	WorldlineLa Défense, France A European provider of payment and transaction services.	1.6%
16	BancontactBrussels, Belgium A Belgium-based real-time online bank transfer payment method.	1.5%
17	AdyenAmsterdam, Netherlands A payment gateway, processor, and acquirer in one financial technology platform.	1.5%
18	WirecardAschheim, Bavaria, Germany A full-service provider for merchants, offering POS infrastructure, payment processing and acquiring services.	1.4%
19	ArcotPalo Alto, United States A payment authentication network powered by 3-D Secure (3DS).	1.4%
20	Authorize.netSan Francisco, California, United States A payment gateway that facilitates the submission and routing of credit card and electronic check payment transactions to the processing networks on behalf of its client merchants.	1.2%
21	PaysafeCardLondon, United Kingdom A prepaid code payment method that allows you to pay online with cash without a bank account or registration.	1.1%
22	NetellerLondon, United Kingdom A global payments platform and digital wallet used to transfer money to and from merchants, such as forex trading brokers, social networks, and gambling websites.	0.9%
23	SkrillLondon, United Kingdom A digital wallet that offers you the safety and convenience of paying online just with your email address and password.	0.8%
24	UnzerBerlin, Germany	0.5%
25	NovalnetGarching, Bavaria, Germany	0.5%

Data updated September 30, 2025

When interpreting and using the results, please read our methodology and disclaimer.