Checkout.com has made a significant push into the Canadian market, strengthening its North American presence with the appointment of Zack Levine as head of revenue for the region.
The move marks a strategic milestone in the company’s expansion plans, following the recent opening of a new office in San Francisco.
With Levine stepping into his new role, the company also announced the launch of its direct acquiring services in Canada. Built on Checkout.com’s globally trusted payments infrastructure, this solution gives merchants increased control over transaction data, improved authorisation rates, and enhanced overall payment performance.
Canada, valued at CA$52bn and ranking as the world’s ninth-largest ecommerce market, presents strong potential for digital payments growth.
The Canadian launch is part of Checkout.com’s broader growth story in North America. In 2024, the company experienced growth across all regions, with the US leading the way at over 80% year-over-year.
Checkout’s 2025 Digital Economy Report highlights shifting consumer behaviours, with 18% of Gen Z Canadians shopping online daily. Meanwhile, 48% of U.S. consumers expect to increase their ecommerce activity in the coming year, underscoring long-term demand across the region.
Levine, who joined Checkout.com in 2021 and previously led its US sales team before becoming general manager for Israel in 2024, will now oversee commercial strategy in North America and Israel. His responsibilities span sales, business development, account management, and solutions engineering.
Checkout.com head of revenue (NORAM) Zack Levine said, “North America is seeing a major shift in how people spend, and we are ready to help enterprise merchants capitalize.
“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.
He added,“But payment performance goes beyond access; it’s acceptance rates, conversion, latency, uptime, integration depth, geographic reach, and most of all, exceptional customer support.
“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.”
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