Online payment gateway

Shopify Payments

Shopify Payments is an online payment gateway. The published rate, settlement and contract terms are in the commercial profile below.

Commercial profile

Headline rate
2% + 25p Basic, 1.7% + 25p Grow, 1.5% + 25p Advanced (online, standard cards)
Settlement
T+3 typical
Contract
Shopify monthly plan
Channels
Online payments
Tier
Online payment gateway

Rate source: Shopify UK pricing, checked 23 September 2026. Published rates change, so confirm with Shopify Payments before you sign.

Editorial notes

Native Shopify gateway, powered by Stripe. In-person card payments through Shopify POS are 1.7% on the same plans.

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Official site: Shopify Payments

Adam Parker

Adam Parker

Founder & Managing Director, Muswell Rose, founder and PSC of Best Business Loans Ltd

Adam is the founder and managing director of Muswell Rose and a founder of Best Business Loans Ltd, the company behind MerchantHQ. His career runs through insurance, mortgages, commercial finance and fintech lending, including payments and merchant services. He writes the MerchantHQ library.

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Payments review: Derren Powell, payments and fintech specialist, formerly Vice President, Business Development (Merchants) at Mastercard. Independent reviewer; the MerchantHQ editorial team retains control of the final content.

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