Caribbean Shopify Payments

WiPay Shopify Integration for Caribbean Merchants

Shopify Payments isn't available across most of the Caribbean — so we connect WiPay to your Shopify checkout, letting you accept Visa and Mastercard online and get paid into your own local bank account in Trinidad, Jamaica or Barbados.

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One of 10+ payment gateways we connect to Shopify for Caribbean merchants.

  • Visa & Mastercard
  • Credit & debit cards
  • QR & payment links
  • TTD · JMD · BBD · USD
Caribbean small-business owner packing an online order and taking card payments on her Shopify store — Paperless Blueprint WiPay payment gateway integration

Card payments on your Shopify store

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • QR codes
  • Payment links
  • Your local bank
10+
payment gateways we connect to Shopify
PCI DSS
Level 1 compliant card processing
Visa + Mastercard
WiPay is a licensed facilitator on both networks
Straight Answer

What is WiPay?

WiPay is a Caribbean payment-technology company — a licensed payment facilitator on the Visa and Mastercard networks, not a bank. It lets Shopify stores in Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados accept card payments online. Your takings collect in your WiPay account, and you then withdraw them to your own local bank account in your local currency — TTD, JMD, BBD or USD.

Last updated: 9 July 2026

The Caribbean Payments Problem

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

The Wall You're Hitting

  • Shopify Payments isn't available across most of the Caribbean, so your store can't take cards out of the box.
  • Some processors pay out to a foreign, USD-only balance you then have to convert and withdraw.
  • WiPay gives you a merchant account and a checkout, but wiring it into Shopify isn't a one-click app install.
  • You want customers paying by Visa or Mastercard without your checkout looking untrusted.

How WiPay Fixes It

  • We connect WiPay to your Shopify checkout so it accepts Visa and Mastercard online.
  • Your takings collect in your WiPay account, then withdraw to your own local bank in TTD, JMD or BBD — your local currency, not a foreign USD wallet.
  • We handle the WiPay credentials and the checkout integration, and live-test a real payment end to end.
  • Your checkout stays branded and PCI-DSS compliant, so customers pay with confidence.
The Process

How We Add WiPay to Your Shopify Store

  1. Scope your WiPay setup

    Tell us you're using (or want) WiPay; we confirm what's needed and how it fits your Shopify store and your markets.

  2. Connect the gateway

    We wire your WiPay merchant credentials into your Shopify checkout so it accepts Visa and Mastercard.

  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 takes cards; takings collect in your WiPay account and you withdraw them to your own local bank.

What's Included

What's Included in Your WiPay Shopify Build

Visa & Mastercard

credit and debit card payments accepted at your Shopify checkout

QR & payment links

WiPay QR-code and payment-link options where you need them

PCI-DSS Level 1 processing

WiPay never stores card data on your store

Local-currency payouts

withdraw takings to your own bank in TTD, JMD, BBD or USD

Live payment test

a real transaction verified before your store goes live

Free to sign up

WiPay charges per transaction; and it's one of 10+ gateways we integrate

Proof, Not Theory

Case Study — MinkLashesPlus

We built MinkLashesPlus's Shopify store with WiPay connected at checkout and live-tested a real card payment before go-live — a working checkout, not a sandbox demo.

MinkLashesPlus

Client
MinkLashesPlus
Platform
Shopify
Gateway
WiPay
What we did
Connected WiPay to the Shopify checkout and live-tested a real card payment

Comparing Caribbean gateways? See our YOOZ Shopify integration and AmberPay Shopify integration, or the Republic Bank and First Citizens Shopify payment gateways — and the full Shopify payment gateway hub.

WiPay Shopify FAQs

WiPay is a Caribbean payment-technology company — a licensed payment facilitator on the Visa and Mastercard networks, not a bank. It lets businesses accept card, QR and payment-link payments across markets including Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados. Card takings collect in your WiPay account, which you then withdraw to your own local bank account in your local currency.

Yes. WiPay can be connected to a Shopify store so your checkout accepts Visa and Mastercard. Because Shopify Payments isn't available across most of the Caribbean, a local gateway like WiPay is how many merchants take cards online. Paperless Blueprint sets up and live-tests the WiPay–Shopify integration for you.

WiPay operates across Caribbean markets including Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados, and settles in local currencies — TTD, JMD, BBD and USD. During the build we confirm WiPay is available for your market and set your checkout to the right currency.

Your card takings collect in your WiPay account. When you request a withdrawal, WiPay settles to your own local bank account in your local currency — TTD, JMD, BBD or USD. So your online revenue lands in the bank account you already run your business from, not a foreign USD-only wallet.

WiPay doesn't publish its own native Shopify Payments app, so connecting WiPay to a Shopify checkout takes a custom integration. That's exactly what we do — we wire WiPay into your Shopify store directly, and it's one of more than ten gateways we integrate, so you're never locked to a single processor.

Yes. WiPay maintains PCI DSS Level 1 compliance — the highest level in the payments industry — and never stores card data on your store. Payments are protected by Visa and Mastercard authentication and WiPay's fraud-monitoring tools, so your checkout stays trustworthy.

If your bank already offers a Shopify-ready gateway you'd rather use — for example a Republic Bank or First Citizens merchant account — or you'd prefer card takings to settle straight into a bank account without a separate wallet-and-withdrawal step, another option may suit you better. WiPay is a strong fit when you want a Caribbean checkout that takes Visa and Mastercard and pays out in your local currency. 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 WiPay to your Shopify checkout and live-test it before you go live.

  • A free, no-obligation scoping call
  • We connect WiPay to your Shopify store
  • Card takings pay out to your own local bank account

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