PayPal offers many advantages. The vast majority of transactions run smoothly. Nevertheless, it is important that customers can also pay using other payment methods, particularly due to the disadvantages of PayPal. That's why we're showing 10 PayPal alternatives that can also be easily offered as payment options via Mollie - and another five that are suitable as PSP alternatives to PayPal.
Popular PayPal alternatives in the UK
Credit Cards
Widely accepted across the UK, credit cards such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express provide a convenient and secure means for online transactions. Their global recognition ensures that shoppers can make purchases with confidence.
Apple Pay
Apple Pay has gained significant traction in the UK, offering a secure, speedy, and fee-free way to deposit and withdraw funds at various platforms. It allows users to link their credit or debit cards to their Apple ID, facilitating in-person, in-app, and online purchases through Apple devices.
Stripe
Stripe is a developer-friendly payment processor that supports a wide range of payment methods, including credit cards, debit cards, and digital wallets. It operates in multiple countries, including the UK, and offers extensive documentation for seamless integration into various platforms
Popular PayPal alternatives in European countries
Cartes Bancaires
Cartes Bancaires for webshops is one of the most widely used payment methods in France, allowing transactions to be carried out in just a few minutes. Cartes Bancaires is therefore a first-class PayPal alternative, especially for French customers.
Bancontact
Bancontact for webshops is the most widely used payment method in Belgium. It is accepted by more than 80 percent of Belgian online stores and service providers. Bancontact is an excellent alternative to PayPal in Belgium, as transactions are usually completed within ten minutes.
iDEAL
In the Netherlands, the most commonly used payment method is iDEAL as a payment method for online stores. It enables secure transactions from Dutch bank accounts and is offered by many Dutch online merchants - overall a very suitable PayPal alternative in the Netherlands.
Belfius Pay Button
Belfius Pay Button for online stores is a payment method from the Belgian Belfius Bank. Around one million Belfius customers can use it to pay online from their bank accounts. This option is a particularly practical PayPal alternative for Belgian customers.
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International alternatives to PayPal
Stripe
Stripe is an international PSP that can be easily integrated into common store systems and is therefore suitable as a PayPal alternative for merchants. However, some local payment methods and PayPal are not supported.
Payone
The payment provider Payone is aimed in particular at small and medium-sized companies. However, merchants enter into a minimum term of 36 months with this PayPal alternative.
Mollie
Mollie focuses on the needs of SMBs. Mollie's simple, plug-and-play solutions are specially tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized companies. Mollie is characterized by local, German-speaking support.
Payoneer
This PSP focuses on international payments and merchants who offer their products via platforms such as Amazon or eBay.
Adyen
Adyen is available as a PayPal alternative for large, globally active companies. However, the integration and implementation is somewhat more complex.
