London, 23 September 2025 – Elavon, the payment division of U.S. Bank and one of Europe’s leading global merchant acquirers, and PrestaShop, Europe’s leading open-source ecommerce 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
About Elavon
Elavon, a division of U.S. Bank, provides end-to-end payment processing solutions and services to more than 2 million customers in the United States, Europe, and Canada. As the leading provider for airlines and a top five provider in hospitality, healthcare, retail, and public sector/education, Elavon's innovative payment solutions are designed to solve pain points for the smallest businesses to the largest global enterprises.
U.S. Bank Europe DAC. Registered in Ireland with Companies Registration Office. The liability of the member is limited. United Kingdom branch registered in England and Wales under the number BR022122.
U.S. Bank Europe DAC, trading as Elavon Merchant Services, is a credit institution authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.
U.S. Bank Europe DAC. Registered in Ireland – Number 418442.
Registered Office: Block F1, Cherrywood Business Park, Dublin 18, D18 W2X7, Ireland.
U.S. Bank Europe DAC, trading as Elavon Merchant Services, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
About PrestaShop
PrestaShop is a leading open-source e-commerce platform, empowering over 300,000 merchants worldwide to build and manage fully customisable online stores. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Paris, PrestaShop offers a scalable, feature-rich solution that enables businesses of all sizes to create engaging shopping experiences across multiple channels.
With a global community and a vast marketplace of themes, modules, and integrations, PrestaShop supports merchants in launching tailored e-commerce solutions without heavy technical barriers. The platform is especially popular in Europe and Latin America, where it enables localised, multi-language, and multi-currency commerce out of the box.
PrestaShop’s open-source nature gives merchants full ownership and control over their stores, while its modular architecture ensures flexibility to grow with evolving business needs. In 2021, PrestaShop became part of MBE Worldwide, aligning with a global network of commerce-enabling services and logistics.
Whether for startups or large-scale operations, PrestaShop offers an adaptable e-commerce foundation, supported by a strong developer ecosystem and active community.
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U.S. Bank Europe DAC, trading as Elavon Merchant Services, is a credit institution authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.
Helping thousands of customers around the world grow their business through payments
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We’re here to help!
Customer service: 0345 850 0195
Telephone: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
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24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Copyright © 2025 | U.S. Bank Europe DAC. Registered in Ireland with Companies Registration Office. The liability of the member is limited. United Kingdom branch registered in England and Wales under the number BR022122.
U.S. Bank Europe DAC, trading as Elavon Merchant Services, is a credit institution authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Subject to regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and limited regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Details about the extent of our regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority are available from us on request.
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