hey, im just wonder how to connect my stripe account up with shopify. im located in the aus.
Topic summary
Main issue: whether a Stripe account can be directly connected to a Shopify store operating in Australia.
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Official guidance: Stripe is only available in select countries; merchants should check Shopify’s payment provider list for their country. For Australia, the advised option is Shopify Payments (powered by Stripe), but you cannot connect your own Stripe account to Shopify Payments. Setup is via Settings > Payment providers.
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New claim/update: Another participant says it’s now possible to accept payments via Stripe (e.g., BECS Direct Debit and Zip) using “Stripe Checkout & Subscriptions for Shopify,” and links YouTube preview videos. BECS Direct Debit = Australian bank-account debit; Zip = buy-now-pay-later.
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Status: Information is conflicting. There’s no confirmation from Shopify staff that direct Stripe integration in Australia is supported, or how it coexists with Shopify Payments.
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Open questions: Is direct Stripe integration now officially supported in Australia? If so, is it via a third-party app/checkout and what are the exact steps and limitations? Videos are central to the claimed update.
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Hey @shauns ,
Great question!
Stripe is only available to select countries, so you’ll first need to be operating from an eligible country. You can check the list of available payment providers for your country by going to our payment provider page and selecting the country you’re operating from. If you do not see Stripe listed, then you will not be able to connect your account and will require using a different payment provider. If you do see Stripe available, then you’ll be able to enable the payment provider by going to Settings/Payment Providers.
Although, because you mentioned that you are based in Australia, you should consider using Shopify Payments as Stripe will not be available. Shopify Payments is backboned by Stripe and offers many of the same features. However, it will not be possible to connect your Stripe account to Shopify Payments as Shopify Payments is a separate entity.
If you have any issues connecting Stripe, questions about Shopify Payments, or selecting a new payment provider, let me know!
It is possible now, you can accept payments with BECS Direct Debit, Zip and more via Stripe, check out the youtube preview videos:
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