⚡ Payments in Italy

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 4.3% of websites from Italy.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

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

The most popular is PayPal, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 76.8% share.
It is followed by Stripe with 15.9% and Visa with 8.5%.

PayPal 76.8%
Stripe 15.9%
Visa 8.5%
Mastercard 8.2%
Klarna 6.2%
Scalapay 5.6%
American Express 4%
Google Pay 3.8%
Amazon Pay 3.7%
Braintree 3.4%
Apple Pay 2.8%
Postepay 2.3%
Authorize.net 1.4%
Arcot 1.4%
Worldline 1.4%

🚀 Highlights

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

5. Klarna ^(-1)
6. Scalapay ^(-38)
9. Amazon Pay ^(-2)
12. Postepay ^(-61)
16. Satispay ^(-81)
18. Adyen ^(-1)
19. Revolut ^(-20)
20. Affirm ^(-1)
22. MultiSafepay ^(-28)
23. Paddle ^(-3)

✨ Best Payment Systems

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 53 payment systems used on sites from Italy, 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.	76.8%
2	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.	15.9%
3	VisaSan Francisco, California, United States A global payment network processor and card issuer.	8.5%
4	MastercardPurchase, New York, United States A global payment network processor and card issuer.	8.2%
5	KlarnaStockholm, Sweden A Swedish payment service provider and a fully licensed bank specializing in installment and buy now, pay later options.	6.2%
6	ScalapayMilan, Italy A payment method that allows customers to pay their order in 3 or 4 installments, interests-free.	5.6%
7	American ExpressNew York, United States A global payment network and card issuer.	4%
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.	3.8%
9	Amazon PaySeattle, Washington, United States Lets Amazon customers to pay on your website using the information already stored in their Amazon accounts.	3.7%
10	BraintreeSan Jose, California, United States A full-stack payments platform that makes it easy to accept payments in your app or website.	3.4%
11	Apple PayCupertino, California, United States A mobile payment service by Apple that is supported on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro.	2.8%
12	PostepayRome, Italy A rechargeable prepaid card service operated by Poste Italiane.	2.3%
13	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.	1.4%
14	ArcotPalo Alto, United States A payment authentication network powered by 3-D Secure (3DS).	1.4%
15	WorldlineLa Défense, France A European provider of payment and transaction services.	1.4%
16	SatispayMilan, Italy An Italian payment system that allows users to send money to friends and pay in stores from their smartphone.	1.4%
17	WirecardAschheim, Bavaria, Germany A full-service provider for merchants, offering POS infrastructure, payment processing and acquiring services.	1.3%
18	AdyenAmsterdam, Netherlands A payment gateway, processor, and acquirer in one financial technology platform.	0.8%
19	RevolutLondon, United Kingdom An online financial platform and a fully licensed bank.	0.4%
20	AffirmSan Francisco, California, United States A Buy Now, Pay Later financial services tool that allows consumers to purchase goods and services with full transparency and with no hidden fees.	0.4%
21	LinkSan Francisco, California, United States Stripe's fast checkout solution that allows customers of online businesses to securely save and reuse payment details.	0.4%
22	MultiSafepayAmsterdam, Netherlands An omnichannel payment gateway that allows businesses to accept payments via credit and debit cards, iDeal, Bancontact, SEPA Direct Debit, and bank transfers.	0.3%
23	PaddleLondon, United Kingdom A software-as-a-service commerce platform offering payments infrastructure (payments, tax, and subscriptions) for software companies.	0.2%
24	SkrillLondon, United Kingdom A digital wallet that offers you the safety and convenience of paying online just with your email address and password.	0.2%
25	NuveiMontreal, Quebec, Canada A B2B payment processor that helps clients accept payments and provides payout options.	0.2%

Data updated September 17, 2025

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