Checkout.com launches in Canada
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Levine steps into this new role in tandem with Checkout.com's launch of direct acquiring in Canada. Powered by processing technology already trusted by thousands of merchants worldwide, direct acquiring in Canada offers customers more control over their transaction data, enhanced authorization rates, and greater payment performance.
As the ninth-largest ecommerce market in the world, valued at CA$52 billion, Canada has over 27 million online shoppers, representing 11.5% of the country's total retail sales. With 62% of Canadian consumers shopping internationally and one in five digital commerce businesses earning most of their revenue abroad, Canada is a dominant market in today's digital economy.
The announcement is the latest milestone in Checkout.com's North American growth story. Today, Checkout.com is trusted by leading global brands including eBay, Klarna, and GE Healthcare. Checkout.com saw growth across all its operating regions in 2024, with the US growing at more than 80%. The company opened a new San Francisco office earlier this year, reflecting a growing demand for serving merchants across the region.
Checkout.com North America's strategy includes a localised approach to better meet the specific needs of Canadian businesses and fintechs.
According to Checkout.com's 2025 Digital Economy Report, 18% of Gen Z consumers in Canada shop online at least once a day, a clear sign of shifting habits and growing digital fluency. Across the border, 48% of U.S. consumers say they plan to increase their use of ecommerce in the next 12 months, signaling sustained growth in digital spend across the North American region.
Originally joining Checkout.com in 2021 to lead the US sales team, Levine later took the reins as the company's General Manager for Israel in 2024. In his new role, Levine will oversee Checkout.com's commercial strategy and teams in both North America and Israel, including sales, business development, account management, and solutions engineering.
'North America is seeing a major shift in how people spend, and we are ready to help enterprise merchants capitalize,' comments Zack Levine, Head of Revenue (NORAM) at Checkout.com. 'Through one integration point, merchants can access our full suite of online pay-in and payout capabilities across cards, bank rails, wallets, and popular methods like PayPal and Venmo, in addition to a variety of advanced solutions like Pinless Debit.
'But payment performance goes beyond access; it's acceptance rates, conversion, latency, uptime, integration depth, geographic reach, and most of all, exceptional customer support,' adds Levine. 'We are hyper-focused on bringing best-in-class engagement to the payments industry and ensuring that we continue to distance ourselves from the pack in terms of service and what it means to build long-term partnerships.'
'North America is one of the most competitive and complex payments markets, and under Zack's leadership, I'm confident in our ability to help more merchants meet this growing demand for digital commerce,' comments Antoine Nougue, Chief Commercial Officer. 'Canada is a core region for Checkout.com's global expansion, so today's announcement is a critical part of our strategy, enhancing how we show up for our customers and help them unlock greater value from their digital payments strategies.'
With the Checkout.com Canada launch, the company is growing its presence in North America while also getting into Canada's fast-growing fintech and ecommerce markets.
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