PrestaShop takes control of merchant payments, with PayPal behind the scenes

PrestaShop is internalising merchant payments by unveiling PrestaShop Payments in partnership with PayPal, an embedded checkout and back-office solution scheduled for early 2027. This strategic shift allows the open-source CMS platform to set its own pricing and capture transaction revenue across 230,000 stores, competing head-on with third-party payment service providers.
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At the PS Summit in Lyon, e-commerce site building platform PrestaShop unveiled PrestaShop Payments, an integrated payment solution embedded in the storefront and back office, scheduled for early 2027. Developed with PayPal, it combines PayPal, debit/credit cards and country-specific local payment methods within a single module.

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