Inquiry Regarding Payment Options for My Future Shopify Store

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

Topic summary

An entrepreneur in Algeria is planning to launch a Shopify store selling elegant clothing to French-speaking customers in France and Belgium.

Core Issue:
Standard payment gateways are unavailable in Algeria:

  • Shopify Payments: not supported
  • PayPal: not available
  • Payoneer: cannot be connected to the store

Proposed Solution:
The user asks whether customers can be directed to pay manually using IBAN/SWIFT bank transfer details, bypassing automated payment gateways entirely.

Status:
The inquiry remains unanswered. The user is seeking guidance from Shopify administrators on whether this manual payment approach is permitted and what alternative solutions might exist for their geographic location.

Summarized with AI on October 28. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Good evening, Shopify administrators and managers, I am reaching out regarding the launch of a store on your platform.

Context: I live in Algeria and would like to start an e-commerce business. I’m planning to create a website for elegant clothing, targeting a French-speaking audience (France, Belgium). Before moving forward, I wanted to fully understand the requirements and available options on Shopify. However, I’ve encountered an issue: I can’t find a viable method to receive payments into my Algerian bank account. PayPal is not available in Algeria, Shopify Payments is also not supported here, and Payoneer cannot be connected to the store.

So my question is: Am I allowed to ask my customers to pay manually by providing them with my IBAN/SWIFT details, bypassing the standard payment gateways? I truly hope we can find a solution to work together, as I’m eager to begin this journey.

Best regards,

Ali Chamyl Aldaghestani