⚡ Online Payment Services 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.

Germany is a Central European country with a population of around 84 million people.

According to our data, online payment services are detected on 7.3% of websites from Germany.

Statistics based on 248K+ analyzed websites. About this data

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top online payment services on websites in Germany in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is PayPal with a substantial share of 75.2%, followed by Apple Pay with 40.2% and Google Pay with 14.9%.

PayPal 75.2%
Apple Pay 40.2%
Google Pay 14.9%
Mastercard 14.9%
Shop Pay 14.2%
Visa 13.6%
Klarna 11.9%
Stripe 8.6%
Amazon Pay 8.5%
American Express 5.2%
PayPal Enterprise Payments 3.6%
Mollie 2.3%
Worldline 2.1%
Arcot 2%
Wirecard 1.9%

🚀 Highlights

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

3. Google Pay ^(-4)
4. Mastercard ^(-2)
7. Klarna ^(-1)
9. Amazon Pay ^(-8)
12. Mollie ^(-12)
16. Adyen ^(-4)
17. Payone ^(-45)
18. Bancontact ^(-7)
19. Wero ^(-13)
20. Sofort ^(-32)

✨ Best Online Payment Services

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 95 online payment services used on sites from Germany, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	PayPal San Jose, California, United States An online payment service that allows users to send funds from a credit card, bank account, or PayPal balance to merchants without sharing their financial details. $$$	75.2%
2	Apple Pay Cupertino, California, United States A mobile payment and digital wallet service by Apple that lets users make secure contactless and online payments with iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro devices. Free	40.2%
3	Google Pay Mountain View, California, United States A mobile payment and digital wallet service developed by Google that enables users to make contactless and online payments using supported Android phones, tablets, and wearable devices. Free	14.9%
4	Mastercard Purchase, New York, United States A global payment-network processor that connects merchants, banks and card-holders for debit, credit and prepaid payments.	14.9%
5	Shop Pay Ottawa, Ontario, Canada A Shopify-exclusive accelerated checkout and payment method that lets customers save their billing, shipping, and payment information to complete orders quickly on Shopify stores and in the Shop app. Free$$$	14.2%
6	Visa San Francisco, California, United States A global payment network processor that enables banks, merchants, and cardholders to conduct debit, credit, and prepaid transactions across more than 200 countries and territories.	13.6%
7	Klarna Stockholm, Sweden A Swedish payment service provider and licensed bank that specializes in Buy Now, Pay Later options for online and in-store purchases. $$$	11.9%
8	Stripe San Francisco, California, United States A payments processing platform that helps businesses accept online, mobile, and in-store payments with a single integration. $$$	8.6%
9	Amazon Pay Seattle, Washington, United States An online payment service that allows customers to complete purchases on third-party websites using the payment methods and shipping information stored in their Amazon accounts. Free$0.30+	8.5%
10	American Express New York, United States A global payment network and card issuer that provides charge, credit, and prepaid cards.	5.2%
11	PayPal Enterprise Payments San Jose, California, United States A full-stack payments platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments in their apps or websites. $$$	3.6%
12	Mollie Ansterdam, Netherlands A Netherlands-based payment platform that provides online and in-person payment processing, recurring billing, invoicing, and business financing services. $$$	2.3%
13	Worldline La Défense, France A European provider of payment and transaction services.	2.1%
14	Arcot Palo Alto, United States A payment authentication network that enables card issuers, merchants, and payment processors to authenticate cardholder identity during online payments.	2%
15	Wirecard Aschheim, Bavaria, Germany An insolvent German payment processor and financial services provider whose executives have been arrested. Legacy	1.9%
16	Adyen Amsterdam, Netherlands A financial technology platform that provides end-to-end payment processing, acquiring, and related financial products for online, mobile, and in-store commerce. $0.13+/transaction	1.5%
17	Payone Frankfurt, Germany A German full-service provider for the processing of cashless payment transactions.	1.5%
18	Bancontact Brussels, Belgium A Belgian payment method that enables real-time online bank transfers and card payments.	1.3%
19	Wero Brussels, Belgium A European GDPR-compliant mobile payment system operating in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, designed for instant account-based payments across borders. Free	1.2%
20	Sofort Stockholm, Sweden An online banking payment service from Germany, now part of Klarna.	1.2%
21	Discover Riverwoods, Illinois, United States A global payment network and card issuer offering credit and debit cards as well as processing services.	1%
22	Recharge Santa Monica, California, United States A subscription billing platform for Shopify and BigCommerce stores that manages recurring payments, subscription plans, and customer retention workflows. $99+/month	0.6%
23	Skrill London, United Kingdom A digital wallet and online payment service that lets users pay online and transfer money using just an email address and password. Free$5.50+	0.6%
24	PaysafeCard London, United Kingdom A prepaid code payment method that allows you to pay online with cash without a bank account or registration. £3+/month	0.6%
25	Unzer Berlin, Germany A German payment service provider that offers online and in-store payment processing, Buy Now, Pay Later, and financial services for merchants. €19+/month	0.5%

👉 See Also

🌎 Online Payments in other countries

🗃️ About This Data

We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
This report is based on the analysis of 248,671 websites from Germany.
We currently track the presence of 137 online payment services across the web.
Of these, 95 were detected on websites from Germany.
Statistics were last calculated on September 19, 2026.
For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.