Hello, I am interested finding ways for small farms to sell their food online to SNAP/EBT customers. Does Shopify or Amazon Pay offer methods of accepting SNAP payments so that customer transactions can be handled online? Thank you for your time, Ryan

We are already approved, we accept at our store, but want to be able to accept on our online store too, but there is no plug / play for any of us, just Walmart and amazon :frowning: Thank you for sharing!!!

How long does the approval process takes?

It was about 3-4 weeks, if you sent in your info, give them like 2 weeks and then call, they were helpful when I did it a few years ago :blush: 312-353-6609 is a EBT help number, not sure if you have that or not, but here ya go :blush:

Dear All, We are happy to assist you integrating SNAP/EBT enabled payment gateway with your Shopify store. Please note ability accept SNAP/EBT payments through qualified goods, merchant must have USDA approval. How to Get Started Submit Your Letter of Intent to the USDA If you’re a SNAP retailer…

Update - We are collaborating with a 3rd party payment provider that is integrated with the SNAP/EBT system. The EBT’s are unique because they need more of a conversation with the banking system through the API. First, it needs to verify the funds are in the account. Second, it needs to parse wha…

Dear All, In regards to @Chrischurch1 update. Yes, true Shopify will have a 2% fee on top of merchant fees/card processors fees. It would be an excellent achievement If Shopify can come down at 2% :blush: With our solution, we have managed to overcome other challenges mentioned by @Chrischurch1 ;…

Hmm. This is very interesting - thanks for posting this. Which 3rd party payment provider are you working with? Thanks! Steve

So N_Abey, are you processing EBT payments? My company is forced to go through a third-party payment processor and we have to foot the bill for the API integration. Thus, we will make an app for others to use, unless there is a solotion that’s out there, already.

Accepting SNAP/EBT Payments for qualified goods

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

circle-c-farm March 23, 2021, 6:33pm 58

If Amazon and Walmart can do it, then there’s a way w/o gauging anyone, but who knows…
Ty for info

Topic		Replies	Views
How to accept EBT/Snap payments Shopify Discussion billing-plans	16	732	May 4, 2025
Has anyone used Forage's app to accept SNAP/EBT payments? Shopify Discussion	4	283	July 14, 2024
Shopify Payments without Social Security Number (SSN) Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment	29	1784	December 17, 2024
Are there updates on integrated EFTPOS machines in Australia? Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment	26	547	March 27, 2025
Need advice on CBD oil product sales without Paypal or Stripe? Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment	174	1930	December 26, 2025

Accepting SNAP/EBT Payments for qualified goods

Related topics