Alternative payment methods
Wallets, buy now pay later and local payment methods.
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Company profile · GatewaysAdyen review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Adyen's Dutch banking licence, regional authorisations, Interchange++ pricing and 2026 results, checked against company sources.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Guide · APMsAlternative payment methods explained: wallets to PixWhat counts as an alternative payment method, who runs iDEAL, Wero, BLIK, Pix and UPI, and how wallets, BNPL and bank transfers differ from cards.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Alternatives · APMsBest PayPal alternatives for online checkout (2026)PayPal alternatives for online checkout compared: Adyen, Checkout.com, Klarna, Mollie, Stripe and Trustly, with licences and published UK fees.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Alternatives · GatewaysBest Stripe alternatives for online merchants (2026)Six Stripe alternatives for online merchants compared on licences, focus and pricing model: Adyen, Airwallex, Checkout.com, Mollie, Nuvei and PayPal.Updated 3 November 2026 · 10 min read
GoCardlessMollieCompany profile · Open bankingGoCardless review: products, technology and pricing (2026)GoCardless profile: how its bank payment platform runs Direct Debit, Pay by Bank and VRP through one API, with published UK pricing and Mollie ownership.Updated 3 November 2026 · 8 min read
Company profile · APMsKlarna review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Klarna profile: how its pay later and checkout products work, merchant pricing model, markets and regulation, from Klarna's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
MollieGoCardlessCompany profile · GatewaysMollie review: products, technology and pricing (2026)Mollie's payments API, checkout, in-person terminals, Pay by Bank and published EUR and GBP fees, plus its 2026 GoCardless deal and EEA expansion.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
MollieComparison · GatewaysMollie vs Stripe for European merchants (2026)Mollie vs Stripe for European merchants: APIs, payment methods, products and published EUR pricing side by side. Checked 3 Nov 2026.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Guide · Open bankingOpen banking payments explained: UK and EU rulesHow open banking and account-to-account payments work in the UK and EU: PSD2, PISPs and AISPs, the CMA Order, VRPs, SCA and the latest usage data.Updated 3 November 2026 · 10 min read
Company profile · APMsPayPal review: products, pricing and markets (2026)PayPal profile: Luxembourg bank licence, FCA e-money authorisation, US state licences, UK merchant fees, products and regulatory history.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
PayURapydCompany profile · GatewaysPayU review: products, pricing and markets (2026)PayU in 2026: the Prosus-owned Indian payment aggregator, its Polish PayU S.A. business, licences, published fees and recent disposals.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
PlaidCompany profile · Open bankingPlaid review: products, technology and pricing (2026)Plaid profile: how Link, Auth, Transfer, Signal and Plaid's network-trained risk and credit models work, plus its pricing plans and 2026 launches.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
PrimerCompany profile · GatewaysPrimer review: products, technology and pricing (2026)Primer profile: an orchestration layer that connects PSPs, routes with no-code Workflows, vaults cards and adds fallbacks and Global Accounts.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Alternatives · GatewaysRapyd alternatives: cross-border, high-risk merchants (2026)Rapyd alternatives for cross-border and high-risk merchants: Airwallex, Checkout.com, Nuvei, Paysafe and Trustly compared on licences, sectors and pricing.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
RapydPayUCompany profile · GatewaysRapyd review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Rapyd in 2026: licensed entities in the EEA, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Israel and US, products, pricing model and the PayU Latin America deal.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Company profile · GatewaysStripe review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Stripe's Irish, UK and US licences, published UK and US card fees, 2025 volume and product range, checked against company and regulator sources.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
Checkout.comComparison · GatewaysStripe vs Checkout.com: products, pricing and markets (2026)Stripe vs Checkout.com compared: licences by entity, published vs quote-based pricing, 2025 volumes and the merchants each tends to suit.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
TrueLayerCompany profile · Open bankingTrueLayer review: products, technology and pricing (2026)TrueLayer profile: how its Pay by Bank network, Payments API v3, hosted page, Bank on File and payouts work, with coverage, 2026 launches and FCA status.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read
TrustlyCompany profile · Open bankingTrustly review: products, pricing and markets (2026)Trustly profile: pay by bank products and technology, markets, pricing model and regulation, from Trustly's own disclosures.Updated 3 November 2026 · 6 min read
Alternatives · Cross-borderWise alternatives for international business payments (2026)Wise Business alternatives compared: Airwallex, PayPal, Rapyd, Revolut and Stripe, with licences and published FX and payout fees as of November 2026.Updated 3 November 2026 · 7 min read