PayDo, the global innovative payment platform has announced its new status as a principal acquirer for both Apple Pay and Google Pay, strengthening its ability to support merchants accepting digital wallet payments through PayDo Checkout.The launch means PayDo can now provide merchants with a direct connection to Apple Pay and Google Pay, reducing reliance on third-party acquiring partners and giving businesses greater control over their payment acceptance infrastructure.Apple Pay and Google Pay have already been available through PayDo Checkout, alongside more than 350 alternative payment methods. However, PayDo’s new acquiring capability further strengthens the experience for merchants by improving autonomy, supporting faster transaction processing and helping to create a more consistent checkout experience for customers.For merchants, direct acquiring for Apple Pay and Google Pay offers:Greater control and independence - Merchants can access Apple Pay and Google Pay through PayDo without depending on an external acquirer, reducing exposure to third-party limitations, changes or operational constraints.A smoother customer experience - Direct authorisation can support faster transactions, fewer unnecessary payment steps and a more seamless checkout journey.A more unified payment stack - Businesses can manage more of their payment acceptance through a single provider, reducing the complexity that often comes with fragmented payment infrastructure.The launch forms part of PayDo’s wider strategy to build a unified financial ecosystem for businesses, enabling merchants to manage more of their payment, account, settlement and financial infrastructure through one platform.Commenting on the new status, Serhii Zakharov, CEO and Founder of PayDo, said: “Payment fragmentation has become a systemic tax on innovation. Too many businesses are still forced to manage payment stacks made up of multiple disconnected providers, each with its own limitations, processes and points of friction. By expanding our direct acquiring capabilities to Apple Pay and Google Pay, we are giving merchants more control, greater independence and a simpler way to offer the payment methods their customers already know and trust.”The announcement follows PayDo’s launch of direct acquiring for Visa and Mastercard at the end of 2025, which enabled merchants to process card transactions through PayDo’s own acquiring infrastructure without external intermediaries.Together, these developments further strengthen PayDo Checkout and support the company’s mission to help businesses reduce payment complexity, improve customer experience and consolidate more of their financial operations through a single regulated platform.NoYesPayments01 May, 2026