The checkout is where a store makes or loses its money, and in Dubai and the UAE it has to do more than take a card. Customers expect Apple Pay on their phone, buy now pay later from Tabby or Tamara, a trusted local gateway behind the card form and, for some products, cash on delivery. A gateway that declines good cards, charges the wrong currency or fails on a phone costs you orders you never see.
We choose, set up and test payment gateways for stores on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, OpenCart and custom platforms. That means the right mix of methods for your products and margins, correct AED and VAT handling, a checkout that works on a mid range phone, and every method tested with sandbox transactions before a real customer touches it.
We have set up payments for stores in fashion, food, furniture and flowers, and our founder has worked hands on in WooCommerce and Shopify since 2016. We set these gateways up as options for your store, and we recommend what suits your customers.
What is included
- A payment review: your products, average order, customers and margins, and the gateway mix that fits
- Gateway account setup with Stripe, Telr, PayTabs or Shopify Payments, including the documents each one asks for
- Card payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay enabled where the gateway and the platform support them
- Buy now pay later with Tabby or Tamara, with instalment messaging on product pages and at checkout
- Cash on delivery with rules by area, order value and product, so it is offered only where it makes sense
- AED pricing, VAT and invoice settings checked against how your accountant wants to see them
- Secure integration with no card data touching your server, using the gateway's hosted or tokenised forms
- Sandbox testing of every method, failure case and refund, then live tests with real cards
- Reconciliation set up so payouts, fees and refunds match your orders and your accounting system
- A month of support after launch, with monitoring of failed payments
How it works
1. Discover
A call about your products, your customers and how you get paid today. We look at your current checkout and where orders drop out.
2. Plan
The gateway mix, the accounts you need to open, the fees you will pay and a fixed price for the work. Nothing is integrated until you have signed it off.
3. Set up
Accounts opened and verified with the gateway, the platform connected, methods configured by country, currency and order value.
4. Test
Sandbox transactions for every method and failure case, then live tests with real cards and real refunds, on a phone as well as a desktop.
5. Launch and grow
Payments switched live with monitoring in place, then a month of support and a review of your payment data once real orders are flowing.
Which payment gateway is best for a store in Dubai?
It depends on your platform, your volumes and your bank. Shopify Payments is the simplest on Shopify. Stripe, Telr and PayTabs each suit different platforms and business types. We compare fees, settlement and features for your case and recommend one in the plan.
Do I need Tabby and Tamara?
For most consumer stores in the UAE, at least one of them. Buy now pay later is how many customers expect to pay for fashion, beauty, electronics and furniture, and the instalment messaging on product pages lifts confidence. We set up the one that fits your category.
Should I still offer cash on delivery?
Often, but with rules. It still matters for some customers and products, and it also brings returns and failed deliveries. We set it up with limits by area, order value and product so you keep the benefit and manage the risk.
What documents does the gateway need?
Usually your trade licence, proof of identity for the owners, a UAE bank account and a website with terms, privacy and refund pages in place. We give you the list for your chosen gateway and prepare the pages they check.
Does this work with my existing store?
Yes. We integrate payments into stores we did not build, on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, OpenCart and custom platforms. We start by auditing the current checkout and fix what we find on the way.
Who does the work?
Your contact and the planning are in Dubai, where we also help you deal with the gateway and your bank. Technical integration is shared with our specialists in Chennai, Coimbatore, Singapore and Malaysia, who test every method before it goes live.
