GoodBarber Shopping App: Currencies and Payment gateways

Marie PiredduEmployee at GoodBarber

Jun 24, 2020 Updated Oct 7, 2020 5 min read

One of the key elements when creating your Shopping App is the checkout process and the choice of your payment gateways. But it's not always easy to figure them out. Some of the most common questions we receive are: which payment option should I choose? Should I provide more than one? What if they are not available in my country?

We'll cover in this article the different payment options offered by GoodBarber and their availability depending on your location.

But first, a little reminder....

What are payment gateways

Online payment gateways are the eCommerce services that process payment information for websites or apps. Their two main advantages are:

1. They make the checkout process fast and easy.

The average rate of shopping cart abandonment is around 70%. Mainly due to long or complicated checkout. If your checkout process puts barriers in the way of making a purchase, you will likely lose sales.
With payment gateways, checkout becomes faster and intuitive, helping your conversion.

2. They provide a secure way to keep clients' information.

The threat of identity theft means that every online transaction a customer makes requires trust. You have to make sure that the sensitive information they provide you is secured.
Since online payment gateways specialize in processing financial information, they have the proper encryption and safety features to keep your clients’ information safe.

Why Offer Multiple Online Payment Methods?

While offering one good payment option may seem enough, your clients are most likely expecting more.
With the growing popularity of services like PayPal, Square, and Apple Pay, customers are increasingly able to checkout on a variety of apps without having to spend time adding all their payment and address information for each purchase. Instead, they only have to log into an account they use regularly, and in many cases may not even have to do that. For example, GoodBarber Shopping Apps have integrated login, your customers identify themselves only once. Then, they are immediately recognized each time the application is launched.,
This creates a more seamless and convenient experience for them—especially on mobile, where a growing number of online purchases are taking place.

According to a Bayard study, 19% of shoppers abandoned a cart because they didn’t trust the site with their card information. And another 8% directly said there weren’t enough payment options.
By adding additional online payment options, you could convert those lost shoppers. And if you add the payment methods your target audience prefers, you could even increase your conversion rate even further.

GoodBarber offers multiple online payment methods as well as an offline option.

Stripe allows you to get paid with all major cards from customers around the world on the web or in mobile apps. It operates in 25 countries

Stripe offers a series of tools enabling you to accept payment in your app.
By activating Stripe in your shop, your clients will be able to:
- pay their orders by credit cards
- pay their orders by Apple Pay . For people who use Apple devices Apple Pay works as a mobile wallet and a one-click payment option on websites that accept it. For mobile users, customers can even check out with Apple Pay by using their touch identification—it doesn’t get much easier than that.
- safely register their credit cards on their profile to enable One-Click purchase.

To be able to use Stripe in your shop, you must have a Stripe account

PayPal is a worldwide real-time payment solution. It is one of the major payment networks used for online shopping on eCommerce sites.

To use PayPal in your shop, you must have a PayPal account.

Mercado Pago: Mercado Pago is an Argentina-based digital payment platform available to consumers and businesses exclusively in Latin America. Since its launch, Mercado Pago has been rolled out across the region in eight key countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

To be able to use Mercado Pago in your shop, you must first have an account

Offline Payment: if online payment is not for you (you don’t want to deal with setting up an account with the different gateways, they are not available in your country or you don’t want to pay additional fees on your transactions), then this is the best solution for your shop. With the offline payment add-on, you are free to set up payment outside the app in a way that fits your needs (Cash-on-delivery, bank transfer etc..)

Currencies and payment options available on GoodBarber Shopping apps by location

Europe: Stripe, Paypal & Offline payment

EURO
CHF: Swiss franc
DKK: Danish Krone
GBP: British Pound
NOK: Norwegian Krone
PLN: Zloty
RON: Leu
RUB: Russian Rubble (Stripe not available)
SEK: Swedish Krone
TRY: Turkish lira

Asia / Pacific : PayPal, Offline payment , Stripe

AUD: Australian Dollar
HKD: Hong Kong Dollar
INR: Indian Rupee (Stripe not available)
JPY: Yen
NZD: New Zealand Dollar
PHP: Philipines Peso (Stripe not available)
SGP: Singapore Dollar
THB: Thai Baht (Stripe not available)

Americas :

North America: Stripe, PayPal, Offline payment

USD: US Dollar
CAD: Canadian Dollar
CUC & CUP: Peso Cubano

Central America: PayPal , Offline payment

MXN: Mexican Peso (Mercado Pago available)
PNB: Balboa
CRC: Colones
NIO: Cordoba
HNL: Lempira
GTQ: Quetzal Guatemalteco

South America: Mercado Pago, PayPal, Offline payment

ARS: Peso Argentino
BOB: Bolivaro (Mercado Pago not available)
BRL: Brazilian Real
CLF: Unidad de Formento (Stripe not available)
CLP: Peso Chileno
COP: Peso Colombiano
DOP: Peso Dominicano (Mercado Pago not available)
PEN: Soles
PYG: Guarani (Mercado Pago not available)
UXU: Peso Uruguayo
VEF: Bolivar Fuerte (Mercado Pago not available)
VES (not available on Stripe): Bolivar Soberario

Africa: PayPal, Offline payment

ZAR: Rand
MAD: Maroccan Dihram

Middle East: Paypal, offline payment

ILS: Israeli New Shekel

Note: The list of currencies available on GoodBArber SHopping Apps is constantly evolving. Don't hesitate to let us know if you don't see your country's currency.