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Kobo payment methods
The Kobo Store accepts payments from most major credit cards, debit cards, and online payment options like PayPal (Excluding Brazil).
Accepted payment methods, including credit card types, may vary by country or region. The payment options shown during checkout reflect the methods available for your location. You can also use Kobo Store Credit to pay for eBooks and audiobooks.
Credit Cards
- Visa (accepted worldwide)
- Mastercard (accepted worldwide)
- Prepaid Mastercard
- Amex
- Visa Checkout
- iDeal|Wero
- Diner's Club (accepted in USD currency)
- Discover (accepted in USD currency)
- JCB
- Bancontact (Belgium Only)
Debit Card
- Visa Debit Card
- Prepaid Visa Debit Card
Gift Cards
- Kobo
- Chapters/Indigo
Payment methods for subscriptions
For monthly subscription plans such as Kobo Plus, we currently accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express iDeal|Wero, PayPal (Excluding Brazil) and Bancontact (Belgium Only)
Notes for iDeal customers (Netherlands):
Note:
iDeal Payment Provider is now iDeal|WeroWe're updating our checkout to show the new iDeal|Wero branding. Nothing changes with how you pay, your saved payment details stay the same, and you can continue using your preferred payment method as usual.
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iDeal|Wero can now be saved as a default payment method for subscriptions. You'll be charged one Euro cent (0.01 Euros) on your credit card. This charge is used to validate your payment method and will be refunded within 2-3 business days.
- After you check out, you'll receive an email from SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area). The email will have a title similar to "Debit initiated by Rakuten Kobo". With SEPA, you can make cashless euro payments via credit transfer and direct debit. To learn more about SEPA, visit: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/paym/integration/retail/sepa/html/index.nl.html