eBay Partners With TrueLayer to Offer Pay by Bank at Checkout

WHY THIS MATTERS: This partnership marks a definitive tipping point for Account-to-Account (A2A) payments within the UK’s competitive e-commerce sector. When a global commerce leader like eBay integrates a Pay by Bank solution at checkout for millions of users, it validates the entire Open Banking ecosystem as a viable, scalable alternative to legacy card rails. The true industry significance lies not just in the speed and frictionless experience for consumers—authorizing payments directly via a trusted bank app—but in the powerful commercial advantage for merchants. A move this large drives down interchange fees, significantly streamlining the financial cost of transactions on a massive scale. This adoption signals that A2A technology is graduating from niche utility to essential payment method, fundamentally accelerating the shift toward a real-time payments environment across Europe

TrueLayer, Europe’s leading Pay by Bank network, today announced that it has partnered with eBay, a global commerce leader, to introduce Pay by Bank at checkout, bringing instant, secure bank payments to millions of UK buyers.

With Pay by Bank, eBay’s UK buyers can pay directly from their bank accounts, authorising the transaction through their own bank app in seconds. The experience is fast, secure, and frictionless, with no cards or manual entry of account details required. 

Pay by Bank uses bank-grade technology to authenticate the payment. This means that buyers’ bank login information is not shared with or stored by eBay. TrueLayer securely connects the buyer’s bank to process the payment.

“Our partnership with eBay brings Pay by Bank into the everyday shopping journey of millions of UK customers,” said Francesco Simoneschi, CEO and Co-founder of TrueLayer. “By integrating directly into eBay’s checkout, we’re enabling instant, bank-authenticated payments at scale that allows merchants to benefit from a faster and more streamlined payment experience. This is another step towards a real-time payments ecosystem that aligns with modern consumer expectations.”

“We’re constantly evolving eBay’s checkout experience to expand choice and make paying on our platform safer, faster and more seamless,” said Avritti Khandurie Mittal, Vice President of Product for eBay Services. “Pay by Bank represents an important step in diversifying our payment mix with a secure, real-time way for buyers to pay directly from their bank accounts. Through our partnership with TrueLayer, we’re bringing this innovation to millions of UK customers while continuing to build a more modern, efficient payments experience.”

In addition to paying by bank, eBay buyers can choose to pay with a breadth of popular and relevant payment options including major credit and debit cards, buy now pay later, and digital wallets. All eligible purchases are automatically covered by eBay’s Money Back Guarantee for no additional fee.

eBay Ventures has also made a strategic investment in TrueLayer. This milestone follows a year of strong momentum for Pay by Bank across Europe, as merchants increasingly prioritise fast, safe, and flexible payment options that align with evolving consumer payment preferences. For TrueLayer, it represents both a commercial and strategic leap forward – one that underscores how execution and innovation continue to set the company apart.

FF NEWS TAKE: This is more than a commercial agreement; it is a strategic endorsement that substantially moves the needle for Pay by Bank adoption. The accompanying investment from eBay Ventures signals that this technology is viewed not just as a payment option, but as a foundational component of the future e-commerce stack. We should watch closely to see how quickly other high-volume digital marketplaces respond to this competitive advantage and whether this model expands rapidly across the continent, challenging established card networks.