Problem: A merchant in Norway wants to sell in local currencies but can’t enable Shopify Payments (not supported in Norway) and asks if the Geolocation app is the solution.
Guidance provided:
Browsing currency: Use country selector apps and Shopify Markets so customers can browse/shop in their preferred currency.
Checkout currency: Will remain the store’s default currency unless the payment gateway is Ayden or Shopify Payments. Without these, checkout cannot switch to the customer’s local currency.
Resources: Links to Help Center articles on selling in local currencies and configuring Markets were shared.
Key terms:
Country selector apps: Tools that let shoppers choose their country/currency for browsing.
Shopify Markets: Settings to segment countries/regions and localize storefront experience.
Checkout currency: The currency in which payment is actually processed at checkout.
Status/next steps: Partially resolved. Browsing localization is possible; changing checkout currency depends on access to Ayden or Shopify Payments. Further setup questions can be addressed if the merchant shares specifics.
Summarized with AI on December 28.
AI used: gpt-5.
I’ve had a long-lasting problem with currencies. I can’t seem to figure out how currencies can be changed across nations. There are guides to how I can change it, but all say that I should get Shopify payments in order to change currencies. When I try to get Shopify payments, then a new problem appears. Now, the problem is that Shopify payments is not supported in my own country, Norway.
I have tried to understand what to do from now on, but I don’t. Is it the Geolocation app that I will need to use in order to get local currencies? In that case how?
Hi Pada! I’d be happy to help clarify some of the information you are seeing and the options available to you.
You can use country selector apps and Shopify Markets to allow customers to browse and shop the store in their preferred currency. The checkout will always be in the shop’s default currency though. The checkout currency can only be changed if you are using Ayden or Shopify Payments as your gateway.
You can review the guidelines and restrictions on selling in local currencies in our Help Center.
And you can review how to set up your market settings for different countries in our Help Center as well.
If you have specific questions about how to set up markets on your store, let me know.