Requested Shopify Admin for Saudi Arabia Payment Getaway !!

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

Topic summary

Core Issue:
Saudi Arabian merchants face severe limitations with payment gateway options on Shopify, leading to lost sales and customer abandonment at checkout.

Major Obstacles Identified:

  • Bitcoin-based providers (BitPay, GoCoin, Coinbase) are blocked in Saudi Arabia
  • High setup costs: MyFatoorah ($3,200 USD), PayTabs ($250 + $49.99/month), Stripe Atlas ($500)
  • Poor customer service experiences, particularly with 2Checkout and PayFort
  • PayPal works but has limited adoption among Saudi consumers
  • Checkout.com reportedly only accepts merchants processing $10M+ annually

Emerging Solutions:
Several participants mention URWAY as a new Saudi payment gateway with direct Shopify integration (contact provided: 0566058432).

Third-Party Integration Services:

  • Oganro/CartDNA offers custom payment gateway integration for a one-time fee (though charges 0.65% per transaction)
  • Recommended local providers include: STC Pay, Geidea, PayLink, Qarar Pay, and Tap Payments

Ongoing Frustration:
Merchants question why they pay the same Shopify subscription fees despite limited payment gateway availability in their region. The discussion spans multiple years (2016-present) with participants still seeking viable solutions.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hey Ahmed regarding checkout.com are your processing payments or do you have it in test mode? I have contacted Checkout.com team many time to integrate with their payment gateway only to get " If your annual processing volume is less than 10 million dollars we cannot serve you this time" !

Apparently they do not accept small to medium merchants. Did you have the same experience ?