Adyen vs Worldpay for Platforms

Adyen is an online payments platform for businesses that accept, optimize, and settle payments through one integration. It offers access to more than 200 payment methods and supports 136 currencies. Businesses can use ready-made Drop-in checkout components or create a custom flow with the API. Adyen describes AI tools for checkout personalization, authentication, fraud protection, tokenization, and payment cost optimization. Local acquiring through local licenses is presented as a way to improve authorization rates and lower costs. The platform supports recurring and marketplace payments, with payouts in 36 countries. Listed integrations include Adobe Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, NetSuite, Shopify, and Microsoft Dynamics 365. It is available through web, Android, iOS, and API. Pricing is transaction-based, with no setup or monthly fees and a fixed processing fee plus a payment-method fee for each transaction. The stated starting price is $0.13. Adyen describes its platform as built for global businesses and enterprise payment volume.

Worldpay for Platforms provides embedded payment and financial technology for software platforms through web and API offerings. Its three models are Integrated Payments, PayFac-as-a-Service Pro, and PayFac Developer. Integrated Payments lets a platform refer customers while Global Payments handles onboarding, underwriting, risk, compliance, and servicing. PayFac-as-a-Service Pro supplies pre-built infrastructure for a white-labeled payments experience, with Global Payments supporting underwriting and compliance. PayFac Developer gives the platform control over onboarding and merchant support, plus configurable underwriting and risk models. Listed capabilities include global payment acceptance, flexible payouts, split payments, advanced KYC/AML tools, and full account management. PayFac Developer also includes fraud, risk, and compliance tools, reporting, analytics, and direct data access. APIs are offered for Referral Payments, PayFac-as-a-Service, and PayFac Developer. SaferPayments adds PCI support, quarterly external vulnerability scanning, compliance reminders, breach support, and 24/7 merchant support. Pricing is paid and available on request.