Updates on the ability of US businesses to integrate Authorize.Net with Shopify issues with a special focus on high-risk payment processing.
Without Any Prior Declaration, Shopify Silently Removed Authorize net As a Payment Gateway
Yes, you read it right!
An untold number of Shopify customers have verified that when they try to add Authorize net as a payment provider, it does not appear among the options to choose.
Moreover, Shopify and Auth.net issues are known to create challenging situations at the moment, especially for small businesses and high-risk merchants by dictating terms arbitrarily.
Often, people don’t realize that Shopify Payments is a white-labeled version of the famous “Stripe” third-party payment aggregator. Moreover, if you come from an industry that is termed as “High-Risk”, Shopify payments might not be an ideal solution for you.
Indeed, Shopify Payments is known to drop merchants with no prior warning, leaving them high and dry when everything comes down to accepting digital payments from their customers.
We have solely validated from Shopify customer service that Shopify – without any prior notice or declaration, has silently eliminated authorize.net from the list of its supported payment gateway on 8 September 2022.
There was no announcement on the official website regarding the Shopify and Auth.net issue ; also, the Shopify support members we interacted with were surprised to know that Authorize.net was no longer on their supported payment gateways list.
So, it’s true – Shopify will no longer allow new Authorize.net integrations.“Shopify vs Authorize.Net” Is Not The First Time! NMI (Network Merchants) Removed by Shopify In 2018.
In 2018, apparently without notice, Shopify discontinued its support for new businesses integrating the NMI payment gateway. This action caused businesses a tremendous pain in the neck as they were just on the brink of integrating and launching their Shopify store with the NMI payment gateway.
Though, there was a subtle difference! The business owners could get support from their merchant account provider to swap the gateway interface from NMI to Authorize.net.
But, Shopify removed Authorize.Net, it’s a bigger challenge!
Shopify Leaves “High-risk Merchants” Baffled and Fearful
There are no words to overstate the turmoil this will bring for the merchants about to launch their websites. Especially, websites selling CBD, adult toys, tactical items, premium cigars, glass, firearms, nutritional supplements, and an untold number of other categories are understandably bummed out.
Shopifys payments has a long list of banned users which sheath many, if not, most high-risk businesses encountered nowadays.
Primarily, businesses have invested countless hours and thousands of dollars in creating their Shopify site. But, now as Shopify leaves high-risk merchants baffled, it seems like they would face challenges in accepting payments, because Shopify has payment gateway lock-in.