Paysafe vs Worldpay eProtect

Paysafe is a payments platform for businesses and consumers, covering card payments, digital wallets, eCash, and local payment methods. Its REST-based Payments API connects multiple methods through one endpoint and returns JSON-encoded responses. Supported options include cards, bank transfers, cash, crypto, direct debit, vouchers, and wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Neteller, and Skrill. Paysafe Checkout can be embedded in a website and customized, with payment details sent securely to Paysafe for processing. The company offers Shopify checkout integrations and an official WooCommerce integration. Shopify checkout supports cards, Skrill, Neteller, PaysafeCard, PaysafeCash, ACH, and EFT. Paysafe lists iGaming, video gaming, e-commerce, online trading, retail, travel, and hospitality as focus sectors, and says its platform supports more than 260 payment types and 48 currencies. Its Shopify checkout page describes built-in fraud protection and 3D Secure capability. Paysafe reported PCI DSS 4.0.1 certification across payment card products, with audit controls under PCI, SOC-2, and ISAE3402 frameworks. General pricing is on request. For US and Canadian Shopify Standard plans, the listed transaction fee is 2.75% + $0.35, with zero setup and monthly fees.

Worldpay eProtect handles card-not-present payments by replacing card details with a low-value Registration ID, which Worldpay can exchange for an OmniToken during authorization, a sale, or token registration. The cloud service is available through an iFrame, the JavaScript Customer Browser API, or a Mobile API, with platforms listed as Android, iOS, web, and API. Worldpay says card data does not pass through the merchant’s web server and that eProtect reduces applicable PCI controls. The iFrame hosts card number, expiration, and CVV2 fields in Worldpay’s PCI-compliant environment; JavaScript validates and encrypts the account number before sending it to Worldpay. The resulting token may support card-on-file payments, returns, and recurring billing. The guide covers Apple Pay, Apple Pay on the Web, Google Pay, and Visa Checkout. Before production use, an organization must be enabled and certified to process OmniTokens, obtain a PayPage ID, and complete certification testing. The token exchange does not check CVV or AVS and does not validate expiration dates. Pricing is on request.