⚡ Payments in the United States

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 5% of websites from the United States.

⭐ Most Popular in 2025

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

The most popular is PayPal, which dominates the market with a substantial 60.1% share.
It is followed by Stripe with 22.9% and Mastercard with 7.2%.

PayPal 60.1%
Stripe 22.9%
Mastercard 7.2%
Visa 6.8%
American Express 5.1%
Authorize.net 5%
Braintree 3.9%
Square 3.4%
Google Pay 3.3%
Affirm 2.4%
Apple Pay 2.1%
Klarna 2.1%
Link 1.8%
Worldline 1.2%
Arcot 1.1%

🚀 Highlights

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

3. Mastercard ^(-1)
6. Authorize.net ^(-4)
7. Braintree ^(-1)
8. Square ^(-9)
10. Affirm ^(-11)
13. Link ^(-3)
17. Adyen ^(-2)
18. WebMoney ^(-4)
20. CCBill ^(-17)
23. Paddle ^(-3)

✨ Best Payment Systems

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 106 payment systems used on sites from the United States, 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.	60.1%
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.	22.9%
3	MastercardPurchase, New York, United States A global payment network processor and card issuer.	7.2%
4	VisaSan Francisco, California, United States A global payment network processor and card issuer.	6.8%
5	American ExpressNew York, United States A global payment network and card issuer.	5.1%
6	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.	5%
7	BraintreeSan Jose, California, United States A full-stack payments platform that makes it easy to accept payments in your app or website.	3.9%
8	SquareOakland, California, United States A payment processor that enables businesses to accept cards from customers to pay for goods and services.	3.4%
9	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.	3.3%
10	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.	2.4%
11	Apple PayCupertino, California, United States A mobile payment service by Apple that is supported on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro.	2.1%
12	KlarnaStockholm, Sweden A Swedish payment service provider and a fully licensed bank specializing in installment and buy now, pay later options.	2.1%
13	LinkSan Francisco, California, United States Stripe's fast checkout solution that allows customers of online businesses to securely save and reuse payment details.	1.8%
14	WorldlineLa Défense, France A European provider of payment and transaction services.	1.2%
15	ArcotPalo Alto, United States A payment authentication network powered by 3-D Secure (3DS).	1.1%
16	Amazon PaySeattle, Washington, United States Lets Amazon customers to pay on your website using the information already stored in their Amazon accounts.	1.1%
17	AdyenAmsterdam, Netherlands A payment gateway, processor, and acquirer in one financial technology platform.	1.1%
18	WebMoneyMoscow, Russia A Russian online payment system.	1.1%
19	WirecardAschheim, Bavaria, Germany A full-service provider for merchants, offering POS infrastructure, payment processing and acquiring services.	1.1%
20	CCBillTempe, Arizona, United States A global payment processor that specializes in transactions for high-risk businesses, including dating and adult websites.	1%
21	AfterpayMelbourne, Victoria, Australia A buy-now-pay-later payment service.	0.9%
22	RechargeSanta Monica, California, United States A subscription payment solution with Shopify and BigCommerce integration and powerful APIs.	0.8%
23	PaddleLondon, United Kingdom A software-as-a-service commerce platform offering payments infrastructure (payments, tax, and subscriptions) for software companies.	0.8%
24	VenmoSan Jose, California, United States A social payments platform that allows you to pay and request money from your friends.	0.7%
25	CyberSourceSan Francisco, California, United States A UK-based global payment platform that provides secure payment solutions for businesses and is currently owned by Visa.	0.5%

Data updated September 22, 2025

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