payment gateway for non registered business (OMAN)

Topic summary

Shopify merchants in Oman are struggling to integrate payment gateways that accept major debit cards. Most payment providers listed for Oman require a commercial registration (CR) number or business registration documents, which creates barriers for unregistered businesses.

Current situation:

  • PayPal Express appears to be one of the few working options without registration requirements
  • Multiple users report that payment gateways listed as “available” for Oman don’t actually support the country
  • Even merchants with CR numbers and bank relationships (like Oman Arab Bank) face integration challenges

Suggested workarounds:

  • One user references a solution thread about multi-currency checkout in the UAE that may apply to Oman
  • Stripe integration is mentioned as a potential option
  • A third-party solution supporting Stripe with multi-currency capabilities is suggested

Status: The issue remains largely unresolved, with multiple users still seeking viable payment gateway solutions that work in Oman without extensive business registration requirements.

Summarized with AI on October 25. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hello there,

I am really struggling to have a payment gateway to accept major debit cards in my store. every single payment process when I select OMAN as country they ask for some business number or business registered document.

right now all I have is paypal express,

please help

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Hi there, @mabooz9561 ! Thank you for taking the time to reach out to the Shopify Community with your question around payment gateways! My name is Imogen. It’s good to meet you!

Based on the feedback you’ve received from some of the payment gateways you’ve been wanting to use, it may be a good idea to consult with local authority (like a local government office) regarding information on how to get a business number, or how to register your business with the proper authorities. It sounds like these payment gateways are requesting this information in order to make sure they can work with you and your busines!

We have a page here that you can access that shows a list of all available payment gateways for all countries! You can write your country’s name in the country box, and a list will be generated of all third party payment gateways you can consider using with your store if you’re located in Oman. I hope you find this information helpful!

Not helpful at all, most of the “list of all available payment gateways for all countries” filtered for Oman don’t actually have Oman in their list of countries

Hi @MohammedAlzarii ,

Oman is indeed a country where you can sell on Shopify from and is featured in the dropdown menu on the page mentioned by Imogen. I have posted a screenshot below:

Hi,

Did You find a solution for this ? because i am struggling too.

Omar

Not all these providers work with me in Oman. However, there are around 6 of them that can work on Shopify.

I choose one, and it is asking me for commercial registration number.

If I choose another provider, Will it ask me for the commercial number ?

So no Payment Gateway support to Oman?
I have Oman Arab Bank Payment Gateway, and have a company registered with CR (Company Registration) Number too.

Hey @JudePF .

Thanks for reaching out.

That is a great question! The availability of third-party payment providers on the Shopify platform will depend on your store’s general location. You can view a list of the third-party payment gateways in your location by navigating to this page.

You can connect your third-party payment gateway by following our step-by-step guide here.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Do you have a Stripe account?

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@JudePF @OJvenom @mabooz9561 @MohammedAlzarii

You can find the solution under this topic:

https://community.shopify.com/c/payments-shipping-and/multi-currency-checkout-in-the-uae/m-p/2833298/highlight/true#M93283

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With this https://lnkd.in/diJN5YcB solution you can accept payments with all payment methods supported by your Stripe account and it also supports multi-currency.

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Did you found any solution in this??.even am facing same

@LB163 If you have a Stripe account, try that