Enable Sofort in your Online Shop

Shop owners that are based in Europe can offer their customers to use Sofort as a payment method. Sofort is very popular in Germany, but can also be used by customers in Austria, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Switzerland.


Note: Before you can enable Sofort as a payment method in your Online Shop, you need to create a Stripe account and connect it to your online shop.

Don't have a Stripe account yet? Check our guide to help you get started: Getting started with Stripe


Step 1 - Enable Sofort in your Online Shop

To start, you need to enable Sofort in your Online Shop.

  1. Go to your Online Shop dashboard in the Control Panel. 
  2. Click Settings > Payment.
  3. Click Go to Stripe Dashboard.

Step 2 - Sign in to Stripe

Enter your Stripe login details and click Sign in.


Step 3 - Turn on 

  1. Click Payment methods at the top.
  2. Locate Sofort and click on the button Turn on to the right.


Step 4 - Sofort has been activated

Sofort has been successfully activated. If it doesn’t go "Live" within 90 minutes, please contact Stripe support if you need assistance.

Note: As soon as Sofort has been activated in Stripe, it will be available as a payment method in your Online Shop.

If you want to disable Sofort again in the future, you can simply uncheck the box under Settings in your Online Shop administration.

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