Activating additional payment methods

To provide your customers with more payment options at checkout, you can activate additional payment methods on your Shopify store.

Activate additional payment methods

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1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Payments.
2. In the Supported payment methods section, click Add payment methods.
3. Search and select by payment methods or by provider.
4. Choose a provider from the search results, and then click Activate.
5. Enter your account credentials for the provider you chose.
6. Click Activate.

After you've activated an additional payment method, your customers will be able to use it at checkout.

Additional payment method apps

In addition to the built-in payment methods, you can also install additional payment providers as apps from the Payments section in your Shopify admin Settings. However, before you can use these apps, you need to configure and activate them.

To keep information synchronized between Shopify and some additional payment providers, activity on orders that are pending payment might be restricted.

Install an additional payment method app

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Payments.
2. In the Supported payment methods section, click Add payment methods.
3. Search and select by payment methods or by provider.
4. Choose a provider from the search results, and then click Activate.
5. Click Install app to install the additional payment method app.

Configure and activate your additional payment method app

You need to configure and then activate your additional payment method app before you can use it. Each additional payment method app has its own requirements for authentication and configuration, but typically, you're asked to log in or create an account with the payment provider. After you activate the additional payment method app, the payment method is visible on checkout.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Payments.
2. In the Supported payment methods section, click Add payment methods.
3. Search and select by payment methods or by provider.
4. Choose a provider from the search results, and then click Activate.
5. Click Manage.
6. You're redirected to the payment provider's app where you can connect your external account.
7. After configuration is complete, click Activate.