How to activate Visa, Mastercard, and Apple Pay in my checkout process?

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Topic summary

Issue: After activating Shopify Payments (confirmed by email), Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, and other methods are not appearing at checkout.

Key guidance provided:

  • In the Shopify admin, go to Settings > Payments > Manage (Shopify Payments). From there, enable/disable payment providers within the Shopify Payments gateway and configure it to accept all major credit cards.
  • Apple Pay is included with Shopify Payments, but it will only appear if the store meets the listed Apple Pay requirements (link provided).

Notes:

  • Screenshots are provided to show exactly where to configure card acceptance and Apple Pay within the Shopify Payments settings. These visuals are central to understanding the steps.

Outcome/Status:

  • No fixed timeline was given; availability depends on completing the configuration and meeting Apple Pay requirements.
  • Support invited follow-up questions, so the thread remains open pending the merchant’s confirmation after making the changes.
Summarized with AI on January 12. AI used: gpt-5.
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We have successfully activated Shopify Payments as indicated by the “Welcome to Shopify Payments” confirmation email. However, we’ve noticed that Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, and other payment options are not yet appearing in our checkout process.

Could you please provide clarity on when we can expect these payment methods to be fully operational for our customers? Additionally, if there are any further steps or setup requirements on our part to facilitate this.

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Hey @Rookie4 .

Thanks for reaching out.

That is a great question! When you successfully set up Shopify Payments on your online store - you will have the option to enable or disable payment providers offered through the gateway. You can make these changes by navigating to Settings > Payments > Manage (Shopify Payments). Once you are managing the gateway, you should see the options to configure the gateway to accept all major credit cards. I took a screenshot from my test store to show you the section I am referring to:

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With that being said, I am happy to inform you that Shopify Payments does also include Apple Pay. In order to have this available on your online store checkout, you will need to make sure that you meet the requirements listed here.

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Let me know if you have any questions.