Offer IDEAL as payment method to clients in Europe for UAE Based webshop

Shopify Discussion

Topic summary

UAE-based Shopify merchant seeks to offer iDEAL (Netherlands online banking payment method) to European customers but struggles to find a provider willing to support small, non‑EU businesses.

Recommendations shared:

  • OceanPayment: Reported to support iDEAL and onboard small merchants; should be accessible from the UAE.
  • MyFatoorah: Suggested as an alternative payment gateway to explore.
  • Stripe + Easy:Pie Shopify: If the merchant holds a Stripe account registered in AU, CA, EU, HK, JP, MX, NZ, SG, UK, or US, the Easy:Pie Shopify solution can enable payments and subscriptions using payment methods (including iDEAL) supported by that Stripe account. A video playlist was provided for guidance.

Outcomes and status:

  • No confirmation yet that any solution has been implemented; the thread remains open.
  • Key next steps are to evaluate OceanPayment/MyFatoorah onboarding for UAE entities, or verify eligibility for a supported-country Stripe account to use Easy:Pie.
Summarized with AI on December 15. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hello everyone,

I run a shop based in the UAE and target clients in Europe. I’m looking to offer iDEAL as a payment method to enhance convenience for my European customers. However, I’ve encountered a challenge in finding a payment provider that supports iDEAL integration . I’ve contacted several payment providers, but it seems that most of them focus on serving larger stores.

Has anyone in a similar situation managed to find a payment gateway provider that supports iDEAL and caters to smaller businesses based outside Europe, particularly in the UAE? Your advice and recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for your help!

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Hi @Mc07 ,

I understand OceanPayment is convenient and allows small merchants to offer iDEAL and other payment methods to their customers. If you’re based in UAE you should have access to OceanPayment.

Alternatively, you can try MyFatoorah.

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Do you have any AU, CA, EU, HK, JP, MX, NZ, SG, UK or US Stripe account? If you have one, you can use the Easy:Pie Shopify solution to accept payments and subscriptions with most payment methods supported by your Stripe account.

video list >> https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYcyegf4ttmGdfkCKK0QdRnMu9yUycbJb

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