WooPayments is not required for your WooCommerce site to take payments. WooPayments is only one of many payment gateways available for WooCommerce. While we believe WooPayments is the best way to take payments for most stores, you do not need to enable it.
WooPayments is the only payment gateway designed by Woo for Woo. It integrates into your site’s admin dashboard so that you can manage your payments and orders from one place.
WooPayments also includes:
- Built in multi-currency to sell in over 130 currencies.
- Configurable fraud protection settings to keep your store safe.
- Local payment methods for customer convenience.
- Express payment methods (like Apple Pay) increase conversions.
You can find the startup guide here. If you have any questions about WooPayments or how to get started, and our support team is happy to help guide you and answer any questions you might have.