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Take payments online. Leave the fear to us.

PayFear gives online businesses in the UK and Europe everything they need to accept card payments: fast onboarding, a secure checkout, multi-currency processing and risk management that works quietly in the background.

Visa and Mastercard acceptance EUR, GBP and European currencies PCI DSS Level 1 gateway 3-D Secure 2 FINTRAC-registered MSB
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Gross volume today
+12.4% vs. yesterday
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Approval rate
Volume per minuteAvg. authorisation 1.62 s

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Payment services built for online business

One contract, one integration and one point of contact for the full payment cycle, from the checkout page to the money arriving in your bank account.

Online card acquiring

Accept Visa and Mastercard payments from customers across the UK and Europe, delivered through our licensed acquiring partners.

Payment gateway and checkout

Connect through a server-to-server API or a hosted payment page. Card data is handled by a PCI DSS Level 1 certified gateway, so it never touches your servers.

Multi-currency processing

Charge customers in EUR, GBP and other European currencies and receive settlement in EUR or GBP.

Fraud and risk management

3-D Secure 2, velocity rules and real-time transaction monitoring help keep fraud and chargebacks below card scheme thresholds.

Reconciliation and reporting

Transaction-level reports for every settlement, with fees, refunds and chargebacks itemised so your finance team can reconcile in minutes.

Dispute and chargeback support

We notify you of every chargeback, help you assemble the evidence and submit representments through our acquiring partner on your behalf.

How a payment travels

Acquiring is provided by our licensed acquiring partners, members of Visa and Mastercard. PayFear connects you to them as a payment facilitator: we onboard and verify your business, run the gateway, monitor risk and settle funds to your account.

Payment flow: the customer pays at the merchant checkout, PayFear’s gateway routes the payment to the acquiring partner, which sends it through Visa or Mastercard to the card issuer. Settlement flows back from the acquiring partner to PayFear and on to the merchant’s bank account. Authorisation, in about two seconds Customerenters card details Your checkoutwebsite or app PayFeargateway and risk Acquiring partnerlicensed acquirer Card schemeVisa, Mastercard Card issuercustomer’s bank Settlement, on your agreed schedule Acquiring partner settles fundsnet of interchange and scheme fees PayFearreconciles, pays out Your business bank accountEUR or GBP, with a full settlement report
Waiting for a paymentRound trip Sample transaction €49.00

One relationship

You sign one merchant agreement with PayFear. We handle the relationship with the acquiring partner and the card schemes.

Built for speed

Authorisation, fraud screening and 3-D Secure run in a single pass, so your customers get an answer in seconds.

Funds kept separate

Merchant funds are reconciled per merchant and settled only to a verified bank account in the merchant’s own legal name.

From application to first payment

A clear process with no surprises. Most complete applications are reviewed within a few business days.

  1. Apply

    Tell us about your business, website and expected volumes using the contact form.

  2. Verification

    We verify your company, its owners and directors, and review your website and business model.

  3. Agreement

    You receive your merchant agreement, pricing and settlement terms to sign.

  4. Integration

    Connect by API or hosted payment page and test everything in a sandbox.

  5. Go live

    Start accepting payments and receive your first settlement with a full report.

Industries we work with

We specialise in digital businesses with recurring, card-not-present payments, and we understand the risk controls each of them needs.

Digital goods and gaming

Online games, in-game purchases, digital content and mobile applications, with fraud controls tuned for instant delivery.

MCC 5816, 5817

SaaS and AI services

Subscriptions and usage-based billing for software and AI products.

MCC 7372

Freelance platforms

Payments for online marketplaces connecting businesses with freelancers.

MCC 7372, 4816

Online dating

Membership and subscription payments for dating services. Adult content is not accepted.

MCC 7273

Other digital services

Do you run a different online business? Tell us about it and we will review whether we can support it.

Check our acceptable use rules

Security and compliance come first

PayFear Limited is registered with FINTRAC, Canada’s financial intelligence unit, as a money services business. Our controls are designed to meet the requirements of our regulators, our acquiring partners and the card schemes.

Read our AML and KYB policy

  • PCI DSS Level 1 infrastructureCard data is processed by a gateway certified to the highest level of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.
  • Know your businessEvery merchant, owner and director is verified before the first payment and reviewed throughout the relationship.
  • Real-time monitoringTransactions are screened for fraud, sanctions and unusual activity as they happen.
  • Strong customer authentication3-D Secure 2 supports frictionless approval for genuine customers and protects you from fraud liability.

Ready to accept payments with confidence?

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About PayFear

We help online businesses accept card payments safely, with the compliance and risk expertise of a payments provider and the attention of a small team.

Who we are

PayFear Limited is a Canadian company incorporated in the Province of Alberta in November 2025 and registered with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) as a money services business.

We provide payment solutions for business clients: online card acceptance, a payment gateway, multi-currency processing, settlement and risk management. Card acquiring is not provided by PayFear directly. We operate as a payment facilitator: our licensed acquiring partners, which are principal members of Visa and Mastercard, provide the acquiring service, and PayFear onboards, verifies, supports and settles the businesses that use it.

Our clients are online businesses incorporated in the United Kingdom and the European Union, selling digital goods, games, software, AI services, freelance marketplace services and online dating memberships to customers across Europe.

We do not serve consumers directly. Our services are available only to legally registered businesses that pass our verification process.

Legal name
PAYFEAR LIMITED
Incorporated under
Business Corporations Act (Alberta)
Corporate access number
2027633714
Date of incorporation
12 November 2025
Business Number (CRA)
758839633
FINTRAC MSB registration
N300000825
Registered activities
Payment service provider, virtual currency
Registered office
700-602 12 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta T2R 1J3, Canada

Key representative

Paula Sybil Middleton

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Responsible for the company’s strategy, governance and relationships with acquiring partners.

How we work

Compliance before growth

We only onboard businesses we have verified and understand. That protects our merchants, their customers and our acquiring partners.

Transparent pricing

Every fee is set out in your merchant agreement and shown on every settlement report. There are no hidden charges.

People you can reach

Each merchant has a named contact who knows their business and answers in plain language.

Contact us

Apply for a merchant account or ask us a question. We reply to every enquiry within one business day.

PAYFEAR LIMITED

Email
[email protected]
Registered office
700-602 12 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2R 1J3
Canada
Corporate access number (Alberta)
2027633714
FINTRAC MSB registration
N300000825
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700-602 12 Ave SW, Beltline, CalgaryOpen in Google Maps

Apply for a merchant account

Tell us about your business. A member of our onboarding team will contact you with the next steps and the list of documents we need.

Your application is ready in your email app, addressed to [email protected]. Send the email to complete it, and we will reply within one business day.

Terms of Service

The terms on which PAYFEAR LIMITED provides payment services to business clients.

AML, CTF and KYB Policy

How PayFear prevents money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion, and how we verify every business we work with.

Risk and Acceptable Use Policy

Which businesses we can support, which we cannot, and how we manage fraud and chargeback risk.

Refund Policy

How refunds work for customers of our merchants and for businesses that use PayFear.

Privacy Policy

What personal information we collect, why we collect it and the rights you have.

Cookie Policy

How this website uses cookies and similar technologies.