Trinidad & Tobago Shopify Payments

Republic Bank Shopify Payment Gateway in Trinidad

Shopify Payments isn't available in Trinidad and Tobago — so we connect your Republic Bank merchant account to your Shopify checkout through the PowerTranz gateway, letting you take Visa and Mastercard online and settle into your own Republic Bank business account in TTD.

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One of 10+ payment gateways we connect to Shopify for Caribbean merchants — and the Republic Bank integration we're known for.

  • Visa & Mastercard
  • Credit & debit cards
  • PowerTranz gateway
  • Your own Republic Bank account
Trinidad shop owner accepting an online card payment on her Shopify store — Paperless Blueprint Republic Bank payment gateway integration

Card payments on your Shopify store

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • 3-D Secure
  • PowerTranz
  • Your Republic Bank account
10+
payment gateways we connect to Shopify
Your account
Card takings settle into your own Republic Bank business account, in TTD
PowerTranz
Built on the PowerTranz (First Atlantic Commerce) gateway your bank uses
Straight Answer

What is a Republic Bank Shopify payment gateway?

A Republic Bank Shopify payment gateway lets a Trinidad and Tobago store accept Visa and Mastercard payments on Shopify using a Republic Bank merchant account. Card payments are authorised through the PowerTranz (First Atlantic Commerce) gateway that Republic Bank uses, and the takings settle into your own Republic Bank business account in TTD. Paperless Blueprint builds and live-tests that connection — one of more than ten gateways we integrate.

Last updated: 10 July 2026

The Trinidad Payments Problem

Why Trinidad Shopify Stores Can't Take Cards Out of the Box

The Wall You're Hitting

  • Shopify Payments doesn't work in Trinidad and Tobago, so your Shopify store can't take cards out of the box.
  • You bank with Republic Bank and want card takings landing in your own Republic Bank account — not a foreign wallet you have to withdraw from.
  • Republic Bank issues a merchant account and PowerTranz credentials, but wiring them into Shopify isn't a one-click app install.
  • You want customers paying by Visa or Mastercard on a checkout that looks and feels trusted.

How We Fix It With Republic Bank

  • We connect your Republic Bank merchant account to your Shopify checkout through the PowerTranz gateway, so it accepts Visa and Mastercard online.
  • Card takings settle into your own Republic Bank business account in TTD — your bank, your account, your local currency.
  • We handle the PowerTranz credentials, the checkout integration and a real live-payment test end to end.
  • Your checkout stays branded, 3-D Secure and PCI-DSS compliant, so customers pay with confidence.
The Process

How We Add Republic Bank to Your Shopify Store

  1. Scope your Republic Bank setup

    Tell us you bank with (or want) Republic Bank; we confirm your merchant account and PowerTranz credentials and how it fits your Shopify store.

  2. Connect the gateway

    We wire your Republic Bank / PowerTranz credentials into your Shopify checkout so it accepts Visa and Mastercard — the integration is already built, so it's typically about two days.

  3. Test a live payment

    We run a real card payment through checkout before go-live, so you see it work before your customers do.

  4. Go live & get paid

    Your store starts taking cards, with takings settling into your own Republic Bank business account in TTD.

What's Included

What's Included in Your Republic Bank Shopify Build

Visa & Mastercard

credit and debit card payments accepted at your Shopify checkout

PowerTranz gateway

built on the PowerTranz (First Atlantic Commerce) gateway Republic Bank uses

3-D Secure checkout

an authenticated, PCI-DSS-compliant payment flow

Settlement to your own account

takings settle into your own Republic Bank business account in TTD

Live payment test

a real transaction verified before your store goes live

Plug-and-play build

the integration is already built, so it's typically about two days to integrate and test

Proof, Not Theory

Case Study — ShopNicksTT

For ShopNicksTT we built the first fully-capable Republic Bank Shopify app in the Caribbean — a Shopify store with a Republic Bank merchant account connected at checkout through PowerTranz, live-tested with a real card payment before go-live. A working checkout, not a sandbox demo.

View the ShopNicksTT project

ShopNicksTT

Client
ShopNicksTT
Platform
Shopify
Bank
Republic Bank (Trinidad)
Gateway
PowerTranz (First Atlantic Commerce)
What we did
Connected a Republic Bank merchant account to the Shopify checkout and live-tested a real card payment

Republic Bank runs on the same gateway as several Caribbean banks — see the PowerTranz (First Atlantic Commerce) Shopify gateway and the First Citizens Shopify payment gateway. Comparing options? See our YOOZ Shopify integration and WiPay Shopify integration, or the full Shopify payment gateway hub.

Republic Bank and PowerTranz are trademarks of their respective owners. Paperless Blueprint is an independent Shopify integrator and is not affiliated with, authorised by, endorsed by, or certified by Republic Bank.

Republic Bank Shopify Gateway FAQs

It's a way for a Trinidad and Tobago store to accept Visa and Mastercard payments on Shopify using a Republic Bank merchant account. Card payments are authorised through the PowerTranz (First Atlantic Commerce) gateway that Republic Bank uses, and the takings settle into your own Republic Bank business account in TTD. Paperless Blueprint builds and live-tests that connection for you.

Yes. Because Shopify Payments isn't available in Trinidad and Tobago, connecting a local bank gateway is how merchants take cards online. We wire your Republic Bank merchant account and PowerTranz credentials into your Shopify checkout so it accepts Visa and Mastercard. The integration is already built, so it's typically about two days to integrate and test before you go live.

Yes. PowerTranz is the rebrand of First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), a payment gateway used by acquiring banks across the Caribbean — including Republic Bank in Trinidad and Tobago. It handles the secure, 3-D Secure card authorisation behind your checkout. When we connect Republic Bank to Shopify, PowerTranz is the gateway doing the card processing, while the funds settle to your Republic Bank account.

Card takings from your Shopify checkout are authorised through PowerTranz and settle into your own Republic Bank business account in TTD — a direct merchant account, not a shared, pooled balance you have to withdraw from. So your online revenue lands in the Republic Bank account you already run your business from, in your local currency.

You need a Republic Bank merchant account with PowerTranz credentials (Republic Bank issues these through its Merchant Services desk), plus a Shopify store. If you don't have the merchant account yet, we'll tell you what to ask Republic Bank for. Once your credentials are ready, we handle the Shopify integration and the live payment test.

No. Paperless Blueprint is an independent Shopify integrator. We are not a bank, and we are not partnered with, authorised by, endorsed by, or certified by Republic Bank. We connect the Republic Bank merchant account and PowerTranz credentials that you hold into your Shopify store. Any card-processing authorisation happens through the bank's own gateway.

If you don't bank with Republic Bank and don't want to open a merchant account there, another gateway may suit you better — for example a First Citizens merchant account (also on PowerTranz), or an aggregator like WiPay or YOOZ that you can start with faster. A Republic Bank Shopify gateway is the strong fit when you already bank with Republic Bank and want card takings settling straight into your own Republic Bank account in TTD. On a free call we'll tell you honestly which fits your bank and store.
Get Started

Ready to take card payments on your Shopify store?

Book a free call and we'll connect your Republic Bank merchant account to your Shopify checkout and live-test it before you go live.

  • A free, no-obligation scoping call
  • We connect your Republic Bank merchant account to your Shopify store via PowerTranz
  • Card takings settle into your own Republic Bank business account in TTD

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