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Payment intelligence

The methods and card schemes people there actually use.

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Ordered by real-world usage, not by what a processor would prefer you offer: cash on delivery in Pakistan, iDEAL in the Netherlands, Pix in Brazil, M-Pesa in Kenya — plus the card schemes that work domestically and whether 3-D Secure or SCA applies.

Why it works_

Offer the checkout that converts

  1. 01

    Local-first ordering

    Methods ranked by how people actually pay, so your top option is the one they expect.

  2. 02

    Domestic card reality

    Which schemes clear locally (Mir in Russia, UnionPay, RuPay) and where cards simply do not work.

  3. 03

    3DS & SCA flags

    Whether strong authentication is standard practice or a legal mandate in each market.

The data behind it_

payment-intelligence.sh 
curl "https://api.localesense.com/v1/countries/NL" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ls_live_..."
Payments
  • Payments card · apple_pay · google_pay · paypal

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FAQs

Payment intelligence — frequently asked

Which payment methods should I offer in each country?

The profile lists the methods people in that market actually use, ordered by real-world popularity — iDEAL in the Netherlands, Pix in Brazil, cash on delivery in Pakistan, M-Pesa in Kenya — so your default option is the one buyers expect rather than a generic card form.

How do I know if a card scheme works in a country?

Each profile names the card schemes that clear domestically — Mir in Russia, UnionPay in China, RuPay in India — and is honest about markets where international cards simply do not work, so you do not surface a checkout that cannot complete.

Do I need 3-D Secure or SCA in this market?

The profile carries requires_3ds and requires_sca flags per country, telling you whether strong customer authentication is standard practice or a legal mandate, so your checkout meets local rules without over-challenging low-risk markets.

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