Payment Method Preferences by Country

There are hundreds of payment methods used today. As a business owner, offering different kinds of payment options to your online customers is always going to benefit you and grow sales. Especially if you’re selling globally.

We did the research for you so you don’t have to. Below, you can see the preferred payment method for every major country. While it is common to use PayPal, some countries have their own PayPal as a so to speak. This is an updated list. These are the currently most commonly used payment methods for every major online shopping country in 2024.

Algeria: Credit or Debit Cards

Argentina: Cash / Credit or Debit Cards

Australia: Credit or Debit Cards / eWallet

Belgium: Credit or Debit Cards / BanContact / Mistercash

Brazil: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal / Boleto Bancarios

Canada: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal

Chile: Credit or Debit Cards / Servipag

China: Credit or Debit Cards / Alipay / Tenpay

Colombia: Credit or Debit Cards / 2Checkout / DineroMail

Costa Rica: Credit or Debit Cards / 2Checkout

Denmark: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal

Egypt: Cash on Delivery / Credit or Debit Cards

Finland: Money Transfers / Credit or Debit Cards

France: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal

Germany: PayPal / Credit or Debit Cards / Amazon Payments

Greece: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal

Hong Kong: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal / ChinaUnionPay

Hungary: Cash on Delivery / Credit or Debit Cards

India: Credit or Debit Cards / Cash

Indonesia: Credit or Debit Cards / Bank Transfers

Ireland: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal

Israel: Credit or Debit Cards / IsraCard

Italy: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal

Japan: Credit or Debit Cards / Konbinis

Malaysia: Credit or Debit Cards / Bank Transfers

Mexico Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal / Prepaid Cards

Morocco: Credit or Debit Cards

Netherlands: iDEAL / AcceptGiro

New Zealand: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal

Nicaragua: Credit or Debit Cards / 2Checkout / DineroMail

Norway: Credit or Debit Cards / BankAccess

Panama: Credit or Debit Cards / 2Checkout / PayULatam

Peru: Credit or Debit Cards / 2Checkout / DineroMail

Philippines: Credit or Debit Cards / eWallets

Poland: Sofot Online Banking / Credit or Debit Cards

Portugal: Credit or Debit Cards / Bank Transfers

Russia: Cash on Delivery / eWallets

Singapore: Credit or Debit Cards / Cash

South Africa: Credit or Debit Cards / Bank Transfers

South Korea: Credit or Debit Cards / Bank Transfers

Spain: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal

Switzerland: Credit or Debit Cards / Bank Transfer

Taiwan: Credit or Debit Cards / eWallets

Thailand: Credit or Debit Cards / eWallets

Tunisia: Credit or Debit Cards

Turkey: Credit or Debit Cards

United Arab Emirates: Credit or Debit Cards / Cash on Delivery

United Kingdom: Credit or Debit Cards

United States: Credit or Debit Cards / PayPal / Prepaid Cards

Venezuela: Credit or Debit Cards / 2Checkout