Most used e-commerce payment methods in France 2016-2023, with 2027 forecast
Charge and deferred debit cards were for several years a popular way to pay for online shopping in France but gradually lost terrain to credit cards. A comparison between preferred payment methods in France across several years also reveals that debit cards remained relatively unchanged in their popularity for e-commerce. Buy now, pay later was a relatively new entry still for the European country. Its market share increased between 2019 and 2021 but made up roughly four percent in total in the most recent year available.