Adyen for Platforms
Overview
Adyen for Platforms is the enterprise-grade marketplace payment solution powering eBay, Uber, Spotify, and Etsy. It delivers payment processing designed for massive transaction volumes across multiple regions with transparent, interchange-plus pricing. Adyen excels at handling complex payment flows for large-scale operations, though it requires minimum processing volumes that make it unsuitable for early-stage startups.
Best for: Enterprise marketplaces processing high volumes (£50M+) who need transparent pricing and global payment coverage.
Key features
- Split payments and sub-merchant management
- Global payment methods
- Interchange-plus pricing
- Advanced risk engine
- Real-time reporting
- Multi-currency processing
- PCI DSS Level 1 compliance
Pricing
Model: Interchange-plus pricing
Pros & cons
Pros
- + Powers the world's largest marketplaces (eBay, Uber, Etsy)
- + Transparent interchange-plus pricing
- + Enterprise-grade reliability and uptime
- + Strong global payment method support
- + Advanced risk management built in
Cons
- − Minimum invoice requirement — not for small platforms
- − Complex integration process
- − Fewer currencies than Stripe Connect (still broad)
- − Enterprise-focused sales process
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