Allow your customers to pay by invoice, a popular local payment method in Germany giving them the flexibility to pay over time while you get paid up front.
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
Germany
Presentment currency
EUR
Payment method family
Buy now, pay later
Payout timing
T+2 or later depending on the payout timing
Refunds / Partial refunds
Yes/Yes
Payment confirmation
Customer-initiated
Recurring payments
No
Dispute support
Yes
Connect support
Yes
Available in
Germany
How it works
Pay with Payment on invoice
As soon as a payment is approved, Stripe adds the full payment amount, minus fees, to your Stripe balance. Stripe then sends an invoice to your customer with your branding, payable within 14 days.
1
Select payment on invoice
Customer selects payment on invoice from the list of payment methods displayed at checkout.
2
Authorise transaction
Customer authorises transaction.
3
Payment complete
Customer is notified that payment is complete.
Payment
Pay over time
C$0
Purchased
Today
C$150
Paid
30 days
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Getting started
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Resources
A guide to types of payment methods
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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%
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Popular payment methods
Visa
BECS Direct Debit
Afterpay/Clearpay
American Express
Mastercard
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Apple Pay
Google Pay
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Popular payment methods
Visa
Mastercard
Interac
American Express
Pre-authorised debits in Canada
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Popular payment methods
Cartes Bancaires
PayPal
SEPA bank transfers
SEPA Direct Debit
Visa
Mastercard
Apple Pay
Google Pay
Klarna
Alma
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Popular payment methods
PayPal
Visa
Mastercard
SEPA Direct Debit
SEPA bank transfers
Klarna
Apple Pay
Google Pay
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Popular payment methods
PayPal
Visa
Mastercard
Apple Pay
SEPA Direct Debit
SEPA bank transfers
Google Pay
American Express
Klarna
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Popular payment methods
Visa
Mastercard
JCB
American Express
Konbini
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Popular payment methods
FPX
Visa
Mastercard
GrabPay
Google Pay
American Express
Alipay
WeChat Pay
Touch'n Go
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Popular payment methods
Visa
Mastercard
Mexico bank transfers (SPEI)
OXXO
American Express
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Popular payment methods
iDEAL
Mastercard
SEPA Direct Debit
Klarna
PayPal
SEPA bank transfers
Visa
Apple Pay
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Popular payment methods
Visa
Mastercard
Afterpay/Clearpay
American Express
Apple Pay
Google Pay
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Popular payment methods
BLIK
Przelewy24
Visa
Mastercard
Apple Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
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Popular payment methods
Visa
Mastercard
PayNow
Apple Pay
GrabPay
American Express
China UnionPay
Google Pay
Alipay
WeChat Pay
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Popular payment methods
Visa
PayPal
Mastercard
SEPA Direct Debit
SEPA bank transfers
Klarna
Apple Pay
Google Pay
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Popular payment methods
Klarna
Swish
Mastercard
Visa
Apple Pay
Click to Pay
Google Pay
PayPal
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Popular payment methods
Visa
PayPal
Mastercard
Bacs Direct Debit
Klarna
GBP bank transfers
Apple Pay
Google Pay
American Express
Revolut Pay
Invite only
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Popular payment methods
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
ACH Debit
Apple Pay
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Klarna
Google Pay
Discover
Click to Pay
Affirm
Afterpay/Clearpay
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