WooPayments

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• Can I sell CBD and other hemp-derived products with WooPayments?

  CBD and other hemp-derived products cannot be sold using WooPayments due to restrictions put in place by our payments processor. For now, merchants selling CBD must use the Square or Viva Wallet gateways. You may also be interested in reading our full guidelines for selling CBD and other such products with WooCommerce.

• Can I use my existing Stripe account with WooPayments?

  No, it is not possible to use an existing Stripe account with WooPayments. Although WooPayments is built in partnership with Stripe, our plugin uses a special type of Stripe account (called a “Stripe Express” account). The Express account is created when you sign up for WooPayments. If you are logged into Stripe.com with an existing […]

• Can I use WooPayments and the Stripe plugin at the same time?

  Yes, you can use WooPayments and our Stripe extension at the same time. However, because the two payment gateways are similar, using both is almost never necessary. We suggest that you read our comparison of the two in addition to this page. If you decide to use both, please be aware of the following issues. […]

• Can one WooPayments account be used with multiple websites?

  No, WooPayments accounts can only be connected to a single site at a time. You can, however, have multiple accounts, each connected to a different site. Please see our account deletion document or the account migration document for information relevant to those scenarios.

• Does WooPayments have any fraud prevention enabled?

  WooPayments is built in partnership with Stripe and uses their fraud prevention system, called Radar. It provides real-time fraud detection for all orders placed via WooPayments and will block payments if Radar determines that they’re fraudulent. WooPayments also has its own fraud protection settings, which can be used to block orders that meet certain criteria. […]

• Does WooPayments support 3D Secure?

  Yes, WooPayments supports 3D Secure (also known as “3DS” or “SCA”) on both the checkout page and the Pay For Order page. In most scenarios, when a customer places an order using a payment method protected by 3D Secure, they will be prompted to pass an additional verification step in order to successfully complete the […]

• Does WooPayments support Pre-Orders?

  WooPayments does not currently support WooCommerce Pre-Orders, but it may support WooCommerce Pre-Orders in a future version. If you would like to use WooPayments to sell pre-order products, please request or vote for it on the WooPayments feature requests page.

• Getting started with In-Person Payments with WooPayments

  With WooCommerce In-Person Payments, your customers can pay for products and services in-person using the M2 card reader, WisePad 3 card reader, or Tap to Pay on a compatible iPhone or Android device. Requirements You will need to meet the following requirements in order to collect payments in-person using WooPayments: Additional requirements for Tap to […]

• How do I access my Stripe Express account for WooPayments?

  WooPayments is built in partnership with Stripe. When you sign up for WooPayments, a special type of Stripe account is created for you. This is called a Stripe Express account. Although rare, sometimes you may need to access your Stripe Express account directly, e.g. if you need to update your bank account information or your […]

• How do I change my business type?

  If you need to change the business type on your WooPayments account (e.g. from an individual to a company), you will need to contact Stripe Support. For compliance reasons, merchants cannot change their business type directly.