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Online and in-person payments for European SMEs — iDEAL, SEPA, cards, and recurring billing through one clean API.
Dutch payment service provider popular across European e-commerce.
Mollie is a European payment service provider making it straightforward for businesses of every size to accept payments online and in person. It consolidates cards, SEPA transfers, iDEAL, PayPal, and dozens of local European methods behind a single clean API — with transparent per-transaction pricing and no hidden fees.
Beyond standard checkout, Mollie supports subscription and recurring billing, payment links, embeddable invoicing, and Tap to Pay on iPhone. Over 250,000 businesses use Mollie's unified dashboard to manage transactions, reconcile accounting, and access embedded financing through Mollie Capital.
Key benefits:
- 30+ payment methods including iDEAL, SEPA, Bancontact, and international cards
- Recurring billing for subscriptions and usage-based charging
- Payment links and invoicing for quick, no-checkout payment collection
- Fraud prevention with acceptance optimisation built in
- Embedded financing through Mollie Capital for eligible merchants
- Unified dashboard for transactions, insights, and accounting reconciliation
Mollie is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2004, and regulated as a licensed Payment Institution under Dutch and EU financial law. It operates under GDPR and stores data within EU infrastructure, giving European merchants full compliance without extra configuration.
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