Customer payment methods with Shopify Payments in Hong Kong SAR
When using Shopify Payments in Hong Kong SAR, you can accept payments with credit and debit cards, accelerated checkouts, local payment methods, and cryptocurrency. Review the available options to determine which customer payment methods to activate for your store. The payment processing rates that you're charged for customer card purchases with Shopify Payments depend on the subscription plan that you have for your Shopify account.
With Shopify Payments, you can manage your payment processing and order management systems directly from your Shopify admin. Shopify Payments protects your customers' data through fraud detection and encryption methods such as 3D Secure.
Shopify Payments is only available for online selling in Hong Kong SAR. You can't use Shopify Payments for in-person (POS) payment processing. To accept payments in person with Shopify POS, you must use an external card terminal with a third-party payment processor.
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Credit and debit cards with Shopify Payments in Hong Kong SAR
When you activate Shopify Payments, credit and debit card payments are automatically activated and no additional setup is required. You can accept payments from the following credit and debit card brands:
- American Express
- Mastercard
- UnionPay
- Visa
Accelerated checkouts with Shopify Payments in Hong Kong SAR
The following accelerated checkout payment methods are available with Shopify Payments in Hong Kong SAR:
Local payment methods with Shopify Payments in Hong Kong SAR
Local payment methods must be activated in the Payments section of your Shopify admin.
Local payment methods are displayed at checkout based on your customer's location, not your store's location. This means that you can accept payments from customers in different countries using their chosen local payment methods.
For example, if your store is located in Hong Kong SAR, you have iDEAL | Wero activated as a local payment method, and your customer is located in the Netherlands, then iDEAL | Wero is displayed as a payment option at checkout for that customer.
Review the following table to learn more about which payment methods you can activate and which countries your customers must be located in to use these options at checkout.
| Payment method | Customer location |
|---|---|
| Bancontact | Belgium |
| iDEAL | Wero | Netherlands |
| Przelewy24 | Poland |
Additional eligibility requirements for specific local payment methods
Some local payment methods have additional eligibility requirements. For example, when using Shopify Payments for Hong Kong SAR, you must process at least 100 orders with Shopify Payments before you can activate iDEAL | Wero. Learn more about the requirements when offering iDEAL | Wero as a local payment method.
Cryptocurrency with Shopify Payments in Hong Kong SAR
With Shopify Payments in Hong Kong SAR, you can accept cryptocurrency payments in USD Coin (USDC).
Credits for orders paid using USDC
If an order is placed using USDC cryptocurrency, then you receive a credit for each transaction. Depending on how you choose to receive your USDC payments, you receive credits in the following ways:
- If you choose to receive USDC payments in your Shopify Payments payouts, then the credit is applied to your next available payout.
- If you choose to receive USDC payments to your USDC balance, then credits are accrued from the date of your first USDC transaction, and are paid out when this feature becomes available. You're notified by email when it's possible to receive credits for USDC transactions to your USDC balance. Learn more about claiming USDC payouts.