Shopify should cease onboarding new…
Shopify should cease onboarding new merchants from countries lacking integrated payment processing. Prospective merchants in these regions must be explicitly informed that they are responsible for independently establishing and managing their payment systems before building their online stores. Accepting payments from these regions creates significant hardship for merchants who, after paying Shopify, are left reliant on external payment processors that reject them.
Date of experience: April 07, 2025