Newly Connected: October 2026

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New connections

This month, we’ve added new connections to Pay.com: four new ways for your customers to pay, four new ways to send money out, and a faster way to link bank accounts.

The common thread is choice. Your customers get to pay with the apps they already trust, and your recipients get paid on the rails that suit them, all through your existing Pay.com integration.

Here’s everything that’s new, at a glance.

New ways to get paid

Venmo: meet US shoppers in the app they use every day

Your US customers can now pay with Venmo, connected through PayPal. They confirm the purchase in an app they already use to split bills and pay friends, with no card details to type.

Why it matters: Venmo had 95 million active accounts at the end of 2024¹. Tap into an engaged community to increase visibility, connect with younger customers, and convert more sales (up to 73% overall conversion rate with Venmo)².

Available for: Venmo is only available in the US.

Cash App Pay: one-tap checkout for Cash App customers

Cash App customers can now pay you with a single tap, using the balance or saved card already in their Cash App account. Fewer steps at checkout means fewer abandoned carts.

Why it matters: Cash App had 59 million monthly transacting activities in the US in June 2026 (Block). That’s a large, mobile-first audience that already trusts the app.

Available for: customers in the US.

Volt Checkout: real-time pay by bank

With Volt, customers pay straight from their bank account through open banking. They choose their bank, approve the payment in their banking app, and the funds move in real time.

Why it matters: Volt connects to domestic real-time rails, including Faster Payments in the UK and SEPA in the EEA (Volt). Customers never share card details, and there are no card chargebacks to manage.

Available for: customers in the UK and EEA.

UPI: India’s everyday way to pay

UPI (Unified Payments Interface) is India’s real-time payment system, run by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Customers pay instantly from the UPI apps they use daily, such as Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm.

Why it matters: UPI processed a record 24.51 billion transactions in August 2026, up 22% year on year (NPCI data via IANS). If you sell in India, it’s the payment method your customers expect.

Available for: customers paying in INR in India.

New ways to pay out

SEPA Payouts: euro payouts across Europe

You can now send euro payouts to bank accounts across the SEPA zone. It’s a single route for paying suppliers, partners and customers across Europe.

Why it matters: SEPA and SEPA Instant run around the clock. That means predictable, low-friction euro payouts without juggling multiple banking partners.

Best for: marketplaces, platforms and businesses with recipients across Europe.

Local bank transfer payouts via Inpay: pay people the way they get paid at home

Inpay opens up local bank transfer payouts, so recipients receive funds in their own currency on domestic rails. There’s no correspondent bank chain in the middle, so there are fewer surprise deductions and faster arrival.

Why it matters: Inpay serves more than 90 currencies through its global banking network (Inpay). Local payouts are usually cheaper and more traceable than international wires, and recipients get the full amount.

Best for: paying international partners, affiliates and customers in their local currency. Live corridors included in the integration: Australia (AUD) and New Zealand (NZD).

ACH Payouts: cost-efficient US bank payouts

You can now pay US recipients straight to their bank accounts over the ACH Network. It’s the rail American businesses already rely on for payroll, supplier payments and refunds.

Why it matters: ACH can reach every bank and credit union account in the US, and it carried 35.2 billion payments in 2025 (Nacha). For routine, high-volume payouts, it’s a reliable, lower-cost alternative to wires and cheques.

Best for: scheduled or bulk payouts to US recipients.

Push to Card: get funds to US recipients in minutes

Push to Card sends payouts, Visa Direct and Mastercard Move (previously branded as Mastercard Send), directly to a recipient’s eligible debit card. The recipient only needs the card they already carry, not bank account and routing numbers.

Why it matters: Visa requires US issuers that support fast funds to make money available within 30 minutes of approving the transaction (Visa). Mastercard Move can reach 2.4 billion Mastercard cards worldwide (Mastercard). Faster payouts build trust and keep recipients coming back.

Best for: time-sensitive payouts such as refunds, marketplace earnings and gig-worker pay.

A faster way to link bank accounts

Plaid: verified bank details in seconds

With Plaid, your customers link their bank account by logging in to their bank, instead of typing in account and routing numbers. You get verified details straight from the source, ready to use for bank payments and payouts.

Why it matters: Plaid connects to more than 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, the UK and Europe (Open Banking Tracker). Its Instant Auth covers around 95% of eligible US bank accounts (Plaid). Fewer manual entries mean fewer typos, fewer failed payments and a smoother onboarding flow.

Pairs well with: ACH Payouts in the US. Verify the account with Plaid first, then pay out with confidence.

Switch them on

All nine connections are available through your existing Pay.com integration, so you can add them alongside the methods you already offer.

Already with Pay.com? Reach out to your account manager and we’ll help you choose the right connections for your markets and switch them on.

New to Pay.com? Talk to our team to see how one integration opens up payment methods, payout rails and integrations worldwide.

Newly Connected is a newsletter focused on what’s new on Pay.com. Stay tuned. For more connections visit our connections page.

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Frequently asked questions

What’s new on Pay.com in October 2026?

There are four payment methods: Venmo (via PayPal), Cash App Pay, Volt Checkout and UPI. There are four payout options: SEPA Payouts, local bank transfer payouts, ACH Payouts and Push to Card. And there’s one bank account linking integration, Plaid.

Can I accept Venmo payments through Pay.com?

Yes. Pay.com merchants can accept Venmo from customers in the United States paying in USD. Venmo is connected through PayPal.

What is Volt Checkout?

Volt Checkout is a pay by bank payment method powered by open banking. Customers approve payments in their own banking app, and funds move in real time on local rails in the UK, EEA and Brazil.

How can I accept UPI payments from customers in India?

Pay.com merchants can now offer UPI, India’s real-time payment system. Customers pay instantly from UPI apps such as Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm.

What’s the difference between ACH Payouts and Push to Card?

ACH Payouts send funds to US bank accounts and suit scheduled or bulk payouts. Push to Card sends funds to a recipient’s eligible debit card, typically within minutes, and suits time-sensitive payouts.

What does the Plaid integration do?

Plaid lets customers link and verify their bank account by logging in to their bank. This replaces manual entry of account and routing numbers, which reduces errors and failed payments.

How do I switch on the new connections?

Existing Pay.com merchants can contact their account manager to enable any of the new connections. New businesses can talk to the Pay.com team to get started.

¹ Based on PayPal internal data 2024
² Based on PayPal internal data of overall conversion rate results for Pay with Venmo from August 2023 - July 2024. Individual results may vary.