Shopify Payments soon launching in Norway

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

Topic summary

Shopify Payments availability in Norway has been a long-standing frustration for Norwegian merchants, who have waited years while neighboring countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland) gained access.

Key merchant concerns:

  • Unable to access full Shopify Markets features, particularly multi-currency checkout
  • Forced to use inferior third-party payment gateways with higher fees
  • Extra 2% transaction fees without Shopify Payments
  • Cannot display local currencies at checkout for international customers
  • Some merchants considered or moved to WooCommerce due to limitations

Workarounds discussed:

  • Third-party apps like Easy:Pie and TeleCheckout (though Shopify blocked new installations of some)
  • Creating separate stores for different markets
  • Using Stripe with currency converters (limited effectiveness)

Official responses: Shopify support repeatedly stated no specific timeline was available and directed users to monitor announcement pages and changelogs.

Resolution: Shopify Payments finally launched in Norway around February 2024, after years of requests. Early adopters report it works well and eliminates the extra transaction fees, providing the multi-currency and Markets functionality merchants had been seeking.

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Hi. Any news about when Shopify Payments will be launched in Norway? We have been waiting for a really long time now… :face_with_crossed_out_eyes: ‍ :dizzy:

And we need SP to be able to join Shopify Market, isn’t that right?

Thanks…

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Hi, [email removed]PerArne!

Thanks for reaching out about this!

Shopify Payments is yet to be released in Norway and we thank you for your patience with this! While we don’t have a specific timeline for the release yet, you can definitely keep an eye on our announcement page where we post any new updates or developments. We do have third-party gateways that are available in Norway and you can find the full list here.

Are you able to advise me of which gateway you’re currently using ? Are there any particular features that you would prefer to have by switching over to Shopify Payments?

You’ve also mentioned the use of Shopify Payments in the new released Shopify Markets. There will be certain features of Shopify Markets that will require the accessibility to Shopify Payments however this feature will still be available to all merchants globally. Shopify Markets will have amazing features available such as :

  • Translating your store in up to 20 languages.
  • Setting up country-specific domains from a single store to optimize your international SEO and ensure that buyers land on the right version of your website.
  • Automatic calculation of import fees at checkout

Here is a great link for more information on Shopify Markets.

Let me know if you have any questions!

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Yes, Shopify Markets and going big international is the main reason why we are waiting for Shopify Payments. Right now we have severals of gateways for the Norwegian market, but for our international customers we are using a 3party checkout called TeleCheckout. With TeleCheckout the local currency is displayed, but we offer only Stripe and Paypal with that checkout.

Shopify Payments will change our whole business…

We are really waiting for more information about when it will be launched in Norway… :grimacing:

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Hi, [email removed]PerArne!

Thank you for your response!

Shopify Payments is definitely a feature that would be beneficial for your business so we appreciate your patience with us. While we don’t have an exact release date for this, we can only provide you with the resources to stay updated on this in the present time. I had included a link to our Shopify News and Announcements section above, I would also like to provide you with our Shopify Changelog that you can check daily for a timeline based update on initiatives rolled out by Shopify.

Please let me know if you have any further questions!

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Hei Per,

Vi har samme problem! Kan du sende meg en mail på simon@medzys.com så kan vi dele løsninger?

Mvh
Simon Lofnes, Medzys

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What are the certain features that will still require Shopify Payments? Since you don’t allow the sales of food supplements, we lost the functionality of offering different price lists to different markets. Will we be able to do this with Shopify Markets even though we were kicked out of Shopify Payments?

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I’m eagerly anticipating this to be able to define prices for my products in multiple currencies (for instance NOK for my local market and USD for the rest of the world). Any news on availability for this?

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Any news on this Shopify? You have been holding us Norwegians on pinebenken for a long time now!

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Hi, [email removed]Bardbasberg!

We don’t have a specific time frame on this, however do keep an eye out on our Shopify Changelog for any updates or releases on the platform!

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Here’s another request for Shopify Payments in Norway. I’m losing sales by not being able to present prices in USD. or Euros, and I expect that for the cost of my Shopify plan, I’d like to be able to utilize Shopify payments and not some third party plug in.

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I agree with all these comments. I am getting REALLY frustrated with how much we contribute to Shopify and your services, yet our business suffers! We are at the verge of opening a 2nd store solely for the US market, which will mean double work for us. Double sites, double SoMe accounts! :tired_face: As a business, we want a universal tone on ALL our channels, not separate per country. Shopify Payment is stopping us from this and this option should be global. What is the hold-up!?

Yours truly, A VERY FED UP CUSTOMER!

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And Shopify gets double your business, so it’s not much incentive for them to accommodate your request. But I feel your frustration. I started my Shopify site in the US before moving to Norway. I wish I had left it in the US but I didn’t want to risk breaking laws by operating in the US while residing in Norway (and I’m a very small business). I hope more people request this feature so Shopify prioritizes this in Norway!

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We’ve been waiting for a long time now. You guys have made it available in Denmark and Sweden but for some reason taking ages to make it available here.

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My assumption is that status in the EU has sped things up for Denmark and Sweden. I haven’t checked recently to see if it’s available in Switzerland yet.

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Hi Nia, any news or updates regarding Shopify payments in Norway. Im considering to leave the Shopify platform and transfer to WooCommerce for this very reason, but would be very disappointed if I did so and Shopify Payments finally made it to Norway… Please enlighten me :slightly_smiling_face: Thank you!

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Yes @Nia , when is Shopify Payment coming to Norway? We can no longer wait or continue to lose sales due to this issue. We will be moving to WooCommerce if Shopify cannot make our demands. It is clear from this thread that there is a demand.

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Hi! Eagerly awaiting multi currency checkout! As far as I understand we pay the same fees in Norway as in Sweden, but (for my needs) a far inferior product. Any news on Shopify Payments in Norway?

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Is it possible to know more about why this is not available in Norway? We are really struggling with a lot of manual labor, and are losing potential sales outside Norway. Please fix this issue.

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They shouldn’t charge the same if we aren’t going to get the same features.

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Are you any closer to a release date in Norway?

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