How to Enable Currency Presentment on the Paystack - Shopify Plugin

Overview

Many Shopify merchants want the flexibility to charge customers in a specific currency, especially when their store’s base currency differs from the currency used in their target market. For example, a store may be set up in USD, but the merchant wants Nigerian and South African customers to see prices and complete checkout in NGN and ZAR.

To solve this, the Paystack x Shopify plugin now supports Currency Presentment, allowing you to choose the currency customers see at checkout, regardless of your Shopify store’s base currency.

In this guide, we’ll walk through how to enable the feature using the Paystack settings page.

What do you get from this?

• Show prices in local currency for customers

• Accept payments in that currency

• Receive settlement in your default Paystack currency

• Reduce checkout errors and improve conversion

Instructions:

1. Once you arrive on the Paystack settings page in Shopify

2. Enter your Public Key and Secret Key in the corresponding fields.

3. Ensure the keys match the environment (Live or Test).

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Instructions:

1. Scroll down to “Enable Currency Presentment”.

2. Toggle it ON.

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Instructions:

• Select the currency your Shopify store is configured to use (e.g., USD).

• This is your default store currency.

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Instructions:

• Choose the currency customers will see and pay with at checkout (e.g., NGN, KES, ZAR e.t.c).

• This is the currency you’ve been enabled on Paystack to receive payments in. Please ensure your business is allowed to accept payments in the currency you choose; otherwise, customers may encounter errors at checkout. You can confirm supported currencies here: Country & Currency Availability

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Instructions:

1. Click “Add Currency” to confirm your selection.

2. Click “Save Settings” at the bottom of the page.

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• Prices are displayed in a currency chosen by the merchant on their website.

• At checkout, Paystack converts the cart total into the presentment currency the merchant has chosen on Paystack.

• Settlement always happens in the merchant’s selected presentment currency, regardless of the currency displayed to customers.

Using Currency Presentment helps you offer a smoother checkout experience for international customers while ensuring you continue to receive settlements in your preferred currency.

If you’re ready to get started, follow the setup steps above.

Need help? Reach out to us at techsupport@paystack.com

• How to set up Paystack on Shopify