LONDON, UK – 20 November 2025 — Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, has announced a new partnership with Pingo Doce, the Portuguese multinational food retail group, to support its online store. The partnership marks a strategic milestone in Pingo Doce’s digital transformation, enabling the group to offer a high performing online shopping and payments experience to customers in Portugal.
With this new initiative for its online business, the group is bringing its trusted in-store value and convenience to digital channels, starting with ready-made food orders and expanding to a full online store.
A central component of the partnership is Checkout.com’s Intelligent Acceptance technology, which applies machine learning, AI and data science to optimize transaction flows, reduce friction, and increase conversion across Pingo Doce payment channels. This data-driven optimization is key to ensuring a smooth and reliable checkout experience for customers, particularly during high-volume shopping periods. The partnership also includes broader capabilities such as network tokenization, Fraud Detection Pro, and support for MBWay, Cards, and Wallets, providing Pingo Doce with the tools to serve the Portuguese market with the payment methods customers trust.
Checkout.com was selected for its digital performance focus and deep local payments expertise – qualities that proved pivotal in supporting Pingo Doce eCommerce debut.
“As we accelerate our digital strategy, launching our online store is a key milestone,” said David Silva, Senior Product Manager at Pingo Doce. “Partnering with Checkout.com allows us to offer our customers a streamlined and secure payment experience, while giving us the agility and performance we need to scale. Their local expertise and advanced payment capabilities make them a natural partner in this journey.”
This engagement underscores Checkout.com’s growing presence in Southern Europe’s digital economy. By powering digital payments for Pingo Doce’s eCommerce operations, Checkout.com is enabling the retailer to unlock new revenue streams and enhance customer loyalty through better digital service delivery.
Ashley Paulus, Head of Growth UK & Europe, at Checkout.com, said: “We’re proud to support Pingo Doce as they bring their much-loved retail experience online. Our partnership is grounded in a shared commitment to performance, innovation, and local expertise. By applying AI-driven tools like Intelligent Acceptance, we’re helping Pingo Doce maximize conversion and deliver a smarter, more resilient payments experience for their customers. We look forward to deepening our collaboration as they expand their digital footprint in Portugal and beyond.”