Elavon, the payment division of U.S. Bank and one of Europe’s leading global merchant acquirers, and PrestaShop, Europe’s leading open-source e-commerce platform, have announced a strategic partnership to deliver seamless, secure, and scalable payment solutions to merchants across Europe. 

Through the free-to-download Elavon extension, PrestaShop merchants gain instant access to Elavon’s trusted payment services—empowering micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to grow faster and expand into new European markets.  

To make payment acceptance even more frictionless, Elavon has integrated digital self-boarding capabilities into the PrestaShop extension. This innovative, embedded solution allows merchants to onboard quickly and securely, without the need for manual intervention—accelerating time to market and simplifying the entire payments setup process. The Elavon Payment Gateway integrates effortlessly with PrestaShop, ensuring smooth onboarding and reliable performance for merchants of all sizes. 

Eva Paredes Montejo, Head of SMB, UK and Ireland at Elavon, said: 
"Having proven the effectiveness of our payment services with European merchants, we’re excited to partner with PrestaShop to embed Elavon capabilities with even more businesses across the region. With hundreds of thousands of online stores powered by PrestaShop, this collaboration allows us to help SMBs quickly establish trusted payment acceptance to thrive in a competitive digital landscape." 

PrestaShop is a leading open-source e-commerce platform, empowering over 250,000 merchants worldwide to build and manage fully customisable online stores. PrestaShop helps merchants create high-performance online stores to meet increasingly specific needs.  This is made possible by its modular e-commerce architecture, supported by a robust ecosystem of agencies and developers. 

Thierry Chopard, Chief Payment Officer at PrestaShop, said: 
“PrestaShop enables merchants to grow their business by providing seamless payment experiences through strategic partnerships.  We are delighted to partner with Elavon, whose innovative embedded payment solutions will enable our merchants to accelerate their businesses.” 

Elavon’s embedded payments approach enables e-commerce platforms and independent software vendors (ISVs) to offer their clients a full suite of secure, fast, and compliant payment services.  

"This partnership marks a significant step forward in enabling Elavon to be a provider of choice to embed payments into software services for businesses,” remarked Hemlata Narasimhan, President of Elavon Europe.