Alma

Provide flexible payment options and a streamlined experience for your shoppers in France.

Capture more revenue

Increase cart conversion and average order value by letting your customers pay in interest-free instalments. A recent study showed that Stripe businesses that enabled buy now, pay later methods saw an increase of up to 11% in overall revenue.

Get paid up front with no credit or fraud risk

You are paid the full amount of the purchase up front. Buy now, pay later methods handle collecting payments from your customer, and losses from customer credit or customer fraud risk are covered.

Provide global coverage

Adapt to customer preferences and expand into new markets with access to 100+ payment methods used by buyers around the world.

Launch faster

Launch payment methods with a single integration using the Payment Element or Checkout – no additional engineering work required.

Features

Customer locations

France

Presentment currency

EUR

Payment method family

Buy now, pay later

Payout timing

Standard payout timing applies

Refunds / Partial refunds

Yes/Yes

Payment confirmation

Customer-initiated

Recurring payments

No

Dispute support

Yes

Connect support

Partial: request an invite to create charges on behalf of other accounts

Available in

FR France

How it works

Pay with Alma

Offer French customers the ability to pay in 2, 3, or 4 instalments while getting paid instantly.
1

Select Alma

Customer selects Alma from the list of payment methods displayed at checkout.
2

Redirect to complete purchase

Customer is redirected to Alma website to choose between 2, 3, or 4 instalments to complete purchase.
3

Payment complete

Customer is notified that payment is complete.
Payment
Pay in X instalments
C$150
Due today
C$150
2 weeks later
C$150
4 weeks later
C$150
6 weeks later
Continue checkout

Getting started

Easily launch and manage payment methods on Stripe

Get started in minutes

Start accept payments on your site by integrating Stripe Payment Element and Checkout.

Manage with no code

Add and manage payment methods with just a click in your Settings.

Access unified reporting

See all payments made with payment methods within the Stripe Dashboard.

Resources

A guide to types of payment methods

A complete guide that lists the different types of payment methods available to help you understand and select the right payment options for your business.

Explore countries

Global payments, local expertise

See how consumer payment method preferences vary across the world.

CA
Consumers in Canada primarily use credit cards or debit cards, with digital wallets gaining popularity.

Popular payment methods

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Interac
  • American Express
  • Pre-authorised debits in Canada
  • Affirm

Payment method share

  • Card: 62 %
  • Wallets: 19 %
  • Bank debits: 5 %
  • Bank redirects: 0 %
  • Bank transfers: 8 %
  • Buy now, pay later: 3 %
  • Cash-based vouchers: 0 %
  • Other: 3 %
Credit card penetration

85%

Banked population

99%

Design your payments page

Create your own payments page using Stripe Elements – our suite of pre-built embeddable UI components.

Hosted payments page

Accept payments on your website by integrating Stripe Checkout – our prebuilt payment page optimised for conversion.