Klarna and Alma lead buy now, pay later in France, then PayPal Pay Later, with Oney, Scalapay and Cofidis behind.
France · payments
Most used payment providers in French online shops
PayPal and Stripe lead payment providers in online shops in France, far ahead of Klarna, Alma and Square in third, fourth and fifth.
- Online shops
- ~220,000
- Leader
- PayPal
- Then
- Stripe and Klarna
- Cash on delivery
- Rare
September 2026
The French gateways PayPlug, Systempay, Paybox and Mercanet each reach few shops, behind Square and Nets.
Few French shops show cash on delivery, so the contest is at checkout.
Payment providers ranked by online shops
A shop can offer several payment providers.
- 01PayPal · digital wallet~56,000
- 02Stripe~39,000
- 03Klarna · buy now, pay later provider~4,000
- 04Alma · buy now, pay later provider~3,000
- 05Square~2,700
- 06Nets~2,400
- 07PayPlug~1,900
- 08PayPal Pay Later · buy now, pay later provider~1,500
- 09Systempay~1,100
- 10Oney · buy now, pay later provider~840
- 11Paybox~640
- 12Viva.com~580
- 13Mollie~530
- 14Nexi~520
- 15Revolut Pay · digital wallet~430
- 16Mercanet~310
- 17Scalapay · buy now, pay later provider~290
- 18Cofidis · buy now, pay later provider~280
On Shopify shops
On WooCommerce shops
On PrestaShop shops
What this means
What to do with it.
PayPal and Stripe cover the bulk of French shops with an identified provider, and they overlap, so the sharper lists are the shops with one of them but not the other. PayPal shops run on WooCommerce first, then PrestaShop, Shopify and Magento, and a minority advertise.
Target Stripe shops in France that offer no Klarna, Alma or Oney, since installment options reach few shops with an identified provider.
Reach PayPal shops on WooCommerce first, then PrestaShop, Shopify and Magento; PrestaShop in second makes a dedicated integration worth the build in France.
Prioritize French retailers in your category that advertise, a minority of PayPal shops, and reach the owner or buyer by name rather than a shared inbox.
Common questions
- Which payment provider do most online shops in France offer?
- PayPal, offered by ~56,000 French online shops. Stripe is second with ~39,000.
- How many French online shops offer Stripe?
- ~39,000 online shops in France offer Stripe, the second most common payment provider in the country.
- Is Klarna common in France?
- Klarna is the third most common payment provider in French online shops, with ~4,000 shops offering it.
- Can I get the list of French online shops by payment provider?
- Yes. Pick the payment provider and the cut you want, for example shops that advertise now or sit above a turnover line, and we return the matched companies with the people to reach.
Keep in mind
- Offered at checkout is not the option buyers pick most.
- Many French shops show no identified provider, and not identified does not mean absent.
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