Market Pay
Market Pay is a European (EEA-based) fintech-infrastructure provider (Payment gateway, Issuer processing). Verified at source - licence, regulator and registry reference. Active (AnaCap)
Who it's for
Market Pay is built for merchants and platforms accepting online payments with the local methods European customers expect. As an unlicensed vendor, regulatory obligations stay on the client's side.
Sovereignty profile
- Data residency (EEA): Yes - hosted in the EEA - GDPR / CLOUD Act safe
- Company origin: EU core (France)
What Market Pay does
Capabilities & rails
- 🌐 Local-payments coverage: Regional / pan-European
- Local payment schemes: Cartes Bancaires, Bancontact, iDEAL
- E-commerce integrations: Magento, PrestaShop
Verified licence profile
Market Pay (France; created 2016 as Carrefour's payment arm; 60% sold to AnaCap in 2020, Carrefour ~30%) - omnichannel payments platform; 3bn transactions and 320k terminals across 9 EU countries; acquired Novelpay.
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Official register entries
- E-money institution (EMI) - Prudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority · Ref 808389191 · Active (EBA PSD2 register, as of 2026-07-18)
Register-sourced. See the full European Fintech Index. Registers have no legal significance - always confirm current status with the home regulator.
Timeline
- 2020 [m&a] 60% sold to AnaCap (Carrefour retains approx. 30%)
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FAQ
Is Market Pay European / EEA-based?
Yes. Market Pay hosts data in the EEA (GDPR / CLOUD Act safe); origin EU core, France.
What does Market Pay do?
Market Pay covers: Payment gateway, Issuer processing. Verified at source by Fintechnologica.