Main issue: A merchant in Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory) asks if Shopify Payments is available, since only PayPal appears as an option.
Key update: Shopify Payments is supported only in the USA and Puerto Rico. Other U.S. territories, including the Northern Mariana Islands, are not currently eligible.
Next steps: The responder provides a link to view supported third‑party payment gateways by country/region and implies the merchant should use an alternative gateway (e.g., continue with PayPal) available in their location.
Status: Question directly answered; no change to eligibility announced. Discussion could continue if the merchant shares more about their business needs, as invited by the responder.
Hello! I own a business on the island of Saipan which is in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a United States territory. I don’t see the option to use Shopify Payments instead of PayPal, my current payment method. Is Shopify Payments not eligible in my location?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Hello, @EChhetri .
Shopify is supported for the USA and Puerto Rico only, so other territories (including the Northern Mariana Islands) are not currently supported for Shopify Payments. You can have a look over the available supported gateways by country/region here.
I’d love to hear more about your business and your plans for it on Shopify? What do you sell? How do you feel things are going at the minute? Is there anything you’d like to improve or change?