⚡ Payments in Qatar

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.

Qatar is a Western Asian country with a population of over 3 million people.

According to our data, payment services are detected on 5.9% of websites from Qatar.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

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

The most popular is Mastercard with an impressive share of 46.3%, followed by PayPal with 46.3% and Visa with 31.7%.

Mastercard 46.3%
PayPal 46.3%
Visa 31.7%
Apple Pay 22%
PayPal Enterprise Payments 22%
Google Pay 17.1%
Wirecard 12.2%
Worldline 12.2%
Arcot 12.2%
Tabby 9.8%
American Express 9.8%
CyberSource 7.3%
Authorize.net 4.9%
Klarna 4.9%
Stripe 4.9%

🚀 Highlights

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

1. Mastercard ^(-4)
3. Visa ^(-1)
4. Apple Pay ^(-5)
5. PayPal Enterprise Payments ^(-5)
7. Wirecard ^(-7)
8. Worldline ^(-3)
9. Arcot ^(-4)
10. Tabby ^(-64)
12. CyberSource ^(-30)
17. Affirm ^(-6)

✨ Best Payment Services

Below is a more detailed list of 21 payment services used on sites from Qatar, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Mastercard Purchase, New York, United States A global payment-network processor that connects merchants, banks and card-holders for debit, credit and prepaid payments.	46.3%
2	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. $$$	46.3%
3	Visa San Francisco, California, United States A global payment network processor that enables banks, merchants, and cardholders to conduct debit, credit, and prepaid transactions across more than 200 countries and territories.	31.7%
4	Apple Pay Cupertino, California, United States A mobile payment and digital wallet service by Apple that lets users make secure contactless and online payments with iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro devices. Free	22%
5	PayPal Enterprise Payments San Jose, California, United States A full-stack payments platform that makes it easy for businesses to accept payments in their apps or websites. $$$	22%
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	17.1%
7	Wirecard Aschheim, Bavaria, Germany A full-service provider for merchants, offering POS infrastructure, payment processing and acquiring services.	12.2%
8	Worldline La Défense, France A European provider of payment and transaction services.	12.2%
9	Arcot Palo Alto, United States A payment authentication network powered by 3-D Secure (3DS).	12.2%
10	Tabby Dubai, United Arab Emirates A buy-now-pay-later platform prominent across Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.	9.8%
11	American Express New York, United States A global payment network and card issuer that provides charge, credit, and prepaid cards.	9.8%
12	CyberSource San Francisco, California, United States A UK-based global payment platform that provides secure payment solutions for businesses and is currently owned by Visa.	7.3%
13	Authorize.net San 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. $25+/month	4.9%
14	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. $$$	4.9%
15	Stripe San Francisco, California, United States A payments processing platform that helps businesses accept online, mobile, and in-store payments with a single integration. $$$	4.9%
16	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$$$	4.9%
17	Affirm San Francisco, California, United States A Buy Now, Pay Later financial services platform that lets consumers split online and in-store purchases into scheduled installments. $$$	2.4%
18	Worldpay Cincinnati, Ohio, United States A merchant services and payment processing provider serving over one million merchants globally.	2.4%
19	Discover Riverwoods, Illinois, United States A global payment network and card issuer offering credit and debit cards as well as processing services.	2.4%
20	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+	2.4%
21	Checkout.com London, United Kingdom A global payments platform that includes a gateway, acquirer, and processor.	2.4%

👉 See Also

🌎 Payments in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 696 websites from Qatar.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.