Payment and Shipping Gateways

Ecommerce websites connect with external services
to handle payments and shipping through gateways

An ecommerce payment gateway is a service that authorizes credit card payments on your website and processes them securely.

An ecommerce shipping gateway is a service that connects with shipping providers to provide accurate, real-time shipping rates when shopping through an online store.

Shopify Payments

Shopify has it’s own payment gateway powered by Stripe.

Businesses in Canada can accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express debit and credit cards.

Businesses in the United States can accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB, Discover, and Diners Club debit and credit cards.

WooCommerce Payments

WooCommerce includes PayPal Standard as a payment gateway.

Stripe, PayPal, Amazon Payments and other gateways can also be added.

Other payment options are Cash on Delivery, BACS (Bank Transfer) and Cheque, which do not perform online transactions.

Third-Party Payment Gateways

Some payment gateways are limited to accepting certain credit cards or currencies. With third-party payment gateways, you can expand your shop’s available payment options.

Third-party payment gateways available for Shopify: Authorize.net, Beanstream, Chase Paymentech, Moneris, PayPal Express, PayPal Pro, and more.

Third-party payment gateways available for WooCommerce: Stripe, Beanstream, Moneris, PayPal Pro, and more.

UPS

For online stores based in the US or Canada, the UPS shipping gateway calculates shipping rates for domestic and international parcels.

It is included with Shopify and available for WooCommerce via plugin, both with the option to enable negotiated rates.

Canada Post

For online stores based in Canada, the Canada Post shipping gateway will calculate shipping rates for domestic and international parcels.

It is available for Shopify via app and WooCommerce via plugin.

Purolator

For online stores based in Canada, the Purolator shipping gateway will calculate shipping rates for domestic and international parcels shipped from Canada.

It is available for WooCommerce via plugin and for Shopify via third-party app.

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