Subscriptions Apps Challenge in South Africa

Shopify Apps

Topic summary

Issue: A merchant cannot enable a subscription app because available options do not support South African payment gateways. They’re seeking guidance on whether a workaround or alternative exists to run subscriptions with SA gateways.

Status: No solutions or decisions are presented; the request is open and awaiting advice.

Key need: Recommendations on compatible apps, integrations, or workarounds for South African payment processing in Shopify subscriptions.

Summarized with AI on January 21. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hello,

Please could anyone assist, We are trying to load a subscription app but they don’t acknowledge South African payment gateways, is there anyway around this?

Thanks