How can I effectively set up payment gateways for my business in Pakistan?

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

Topic summary

Difficulty setting up viable payment gateways in Pakistan due to limited local availability; seeks options that work for both domestic and international customers.

  • Current setup: Paymob (third‑party payment gateway) via Native Checkout for debit/credit cards is activated.
  • Testing results: Visa card payments fail in both test and live modes with the same error: “There was an issue processing your payment. Try again or use a different payment method.”
  • Request: Assistance connecting and configuring payment methods that are supported in Pakistan and internationally, plus help troubleshooting the Paymob checkout error.
  • Status: No resolution or next steps confirmed yet; help requested and the issue remains open.
Summarized with AI on January 4. AI used: gpt-5.
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Dear Shopify ,

As I embark on my Shopify business journey, I’m encountering several hurdles in selecting payment gateway methods or systems due to the unavailability of many in my country, Pakistan. Presently, I’ve activated Paymob - Native Checkout for Debit/Credit Cards. I attempted a test payment using a Visa card, both in test mode and without, but encountered the same error message: “There was an issue processing your payment. Try again or use a different payment method.”

I would appreciate your assistance in connecting payment gateway methods that are functionally available both in Pakistan and internationally.