Blik payments

Blik is a payment method that requires customers to authenticate their payments before completing their transaction. When your customers choose to pay with Blik at checkout, their banking application provides a 6 digit number that they enter into the payment flow on Shopify, and their banking app sends a push notification to their device to authorize the payment.

This page outlines the Shopify Payments regions where Blik is available, the requirements when using Blik with Shopify Payments, and the customer's experience when paying with Blik for Shopify Payments at checkout.

Requirements when using Blik for Shopify Payments

Review the following information for using Blik for Shopify Payments:

You must set up Shopify Payments before you can activate Blik.
Your business must be located in The Netherlands, Poland, or Romania.
You must have a domestic currency of PLN on your store, or a market set up for Poland in PLN currency.

Considerations when using Blik for Shopify Payments

Before activating Blik with Shopify Payments, review the following considerations:

Your customers can pay using Blik only when they enter a Polish address and choose PLN as their payment currency.
Customers can open a dispute on Blik transactions up to 13 months from the date the transaction was completed. Learn more about disputes with Shopify Payments.
Customers can’t use Blik to pay for subscription orders.
It isn’t possible to manually capture funds from orders placed using Blik.
You can issue full, or partial refunds for orders placed using Blik. These refunds are managed in the same way as Shopify Payments credit card or debit card refund. Learn more about refunds with Shopify Payments.

Activate Blik for Shopify Payments

If you have Shopify Payments set up in an eligible region, then you can activate Blik from your Shopify admin.

Steps:

From your Shopify admin, go to Settings > Payments.
In the Shopify Payments section, click Manage.
Click Manage payment methods.
In the Local payment methods section, toggle Blik to activate the payment method.

Accepting payments with Blik for Shopify Payments

When a customer pays for their order using Blik, the funds are captured automatically and paid out in your next payout.

Customer experience

Only customers with a supported bank account located in Poland, in PLN currency can choose Blik as a payment method.

If a customer chooses to pay with Blik, then they retrieve a 6 digit payment code from their mobile banking app, which they enter on the Shopify checkout page. When they enter the 6 digit code, their mobile banking app sends a push notification to their mobile device so that they can authorize the payment and then complete the checkout process.