⚡ Payments in Ireland

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.

Ireland is a Western European country with a population of over 5.1 million people.

According to our data, payment services are detected on 9.3% of websites from Ireland.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is PayPal with a substantial share of 53.3%, followed by Stripe with 27.6% and Shop Pay with 25.4%.

PayPal 53.3%
Stripe 27.6%
Shop Pay 25.4%
Visa 13.9%
Mastercard 13.1%
Google Pay 8.5%
Klarna 7.8%
Apple Pay 6.5%
PayPal Enterprise Payments 4.8%
American Express 4.3%
Arcot 3.3%
Worldline 2.9%
Global Payments 2.8%
Wirecard 2.5%
Amazon Pay 2.1%

🚀 Highlights

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

2. Stripe ^(-1)
8. Apple Pay ^(-1)
9. PayPal Enterprise Payments ^(-1)
11. Arcot ^(-2)
13. Global Payments ^(-52)
16. Adyen ^(-4)
17. Revolut ^(-23)
20. Square ^(-1)
21. Worldpay ^(-23)
22. Opayo ^(-17)

✨ Best Payment Services

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 61 payment services used on sites from Ireland, 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. $$$	53.3%
2	Stripe San Francisco, California, United States A payments processing platform that helps businesses accept online, mobile, and in-store payments with a single integration. $$$	27.6%
3	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$$$	25.4%
4	Visa San Francisco, California, United States A global payment network processor that enables banks, merchants, and cardholders to conduct debit, credit, and prepaid transactions across more than 200 countries and territories.	13.9%
5	Mastercard Purchase, New York, United States A global payment-network processor that connects merchants, banks and card-holders for debit, credit and prepaid payments.	13.1%
6	Google Pay Mountain View, California, United States A mobile payment and digital wallet service developed by Google that enables users to make contactless and online payments using supported Android phones, tablets, and wearable devices. Free	8.5%
7	Klarna Stockholm, Sweden A Swedish payment service provider and licensed bank that specializes in Buy Now, Pay Later options for online and in-store purchases. $$$	7.8%
8	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	6.5%
9	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. $$$	4.8%
10	American Express New York, United States A global payment network and card issuer that provides charge, credit, and prepaid cards.	4.3%
11	Arcot Palo Alto, United States A payment authentication network powered by 3-D Secure (3DS).	3.3%
12	Worldline La Défense, France A European provider of payment and transaction services.	2.9%
13	Global Payments Atlanta, Georgia, United States An American payment service that enables businesses to process payments made through credit cards, debit cards, and digital and contactless payments.	2.8%
14	Wirecard Aschheim, Bavaria, Germany A full-service provider for merchants, offering POS infrastructure, payment processing and acquiring services.	2.5%
15	Amazon Pay Seattle, Washington, United States Lets Amazon customers to pay on your website using the information already stored in their Amazon accounts. Free$0.30+	2.1%
16	Adyen Amsterdam, Netherlands A payment gateway, processor, and acquirer in one financial technology platform. $0.13+/transaction	1.8%
17	Revolut London, United Kingdom A digital financial platform that offers personal and business accounts, multi-currency spending, debit cards, international transfers, and investment options.	1.5%
18	Discover Riverwoods, Illinois, United States A global payment network and card issuer offering credit and debit cards as well as processing services.	1.3%
19	Recharge Santa Monica, California, United States A subscription payment solution with Shopify and BigCommerce integration and powerful APIs. $99+/month	1.3%
20	Square Oakland, California, United States A payment processor that enables businesses to accept cards from customers to pay for goods and services. Free$49+/month	1.3%
21	Worldpay Cincinnati, Ohio, United States A merchant services and payment processing provider serving over one million merchants globally.	1%
22	Opayo Atlanta, Georgia, United States A payment gateway serving merchants in the UK and Ireland.	0.8%
23	Mollie Ansterdam, Netherlands A Netherlands-based payment platform for in-person payments, subscriptions, and financing.	0.8%
24	Link San Francisco, California, United States A one-click checkout feature from Stripe that allows shoppers to securely save and reuse their payment and shipping information across participating online merchants. $$$	0.8%
25	Skrill London, United Kingdom A digital wallet that offers you the safety and convenience of paying online just with your email address and password. Free$5.50+	0.7%

👉 See Also

🌎 Payments in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 12,860 websites from Ireland.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.