Hello, My name is Hagar, based in UAE, I am new to Shopify and I’m working on an online store as a drop shipper in UAE, I don’t have a license yet, as I’m still checking if Shopify is useful to utilize outside the US, or it’s built only to be used in the US? I am facing a problem setting up the pa…

Hello Chikookie, Thank you so much for your kind offer to help. I would like to hear from you. Please send me your suggestions/solutions here or in a private message, as I don’t know how to message you privately, it’s my first day here :see_no_evil_monkey: .

Hi, @Hagar-m . Welcome to the Shopify Community. Thanks for sharing your questions here. I understand you’re inquiring if Shopify is useful to be utilized outside of the United States or if it’s built only to be used in the United States. I would like to advise that Shopify is available in multipl…

Thank you, Victoria for your sufficiently helpful reply. I will check the links you’ve shared with me and will dig more into your blogs. Hopefully, your technical developing team will implement the Shopify Payments for the UAE, as you might be aware it’s a booming market nowadays and customers here …

I would say this should be of the absolute highest priority since so many merchants are relocating to the UAE and selling world wide. Can you offer a more detailed explanation as to why this hasn’t been implemented yet as the technical implementation is simple, so is it a legal issue?

Hi, Shopify Paments is required to display local currencies when selling products from the UAE to the EU and US. As far as I can see, Shopify payments are currently not supported in UAE. Is there any other solution for the markets to display prices in local currency.

Hi Arminomino, I’ve been working to cobble together a solution of sorts to this. Here are some points to consider. Wherever your store is based, you can still display USD to customers in the USA, that’s not an issue. The issue is taking payouts to the UAE and still using Shopify Payments, this…

Very true Nwk. Ridiculous. As soon as I have another option I will run away from Shopify. There is room for a new player that is more customer-centric for the GCC market.

Hey there an a app its called Zina Works with Shopify for payment Hey :waving_hand: I recently discovered Ziina and it’s been a game-changer for collecting payments. :sparkles: Sign up using my referral link and pay 0 fees on the first 5,000 AED you collect. This is my invitation link for the app h…

That looks like a good alternative for UAE based business. I wonder whether it can seriously compete with Stripe on stores selling internationally, as it doesn’t take American Express payments.

What payment gateway options work best for UAE-based drop shippers?

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Victoria_13 November 29, 2023, 12:17am 5

No problem, @Hagar-m .

I’m glad my reply was helpful.

If you have additional questions in regard to setting up your Shopify store or need help during the building process, feel free to post your questions here.

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What payment gateway options work best for UAE-based drop shippers?

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