Bold Subscriptions V1 integrates with several different payment gateways to accept your customer's payments. Each payment gateway has various benefits, so we strongly recommend looking into each individual payment gateway to learn more about what will work best for you and your business.
The Bold recurring checkout requires a gateway be attached in order to safely and securely capture your customer's payments.
If you have any questions about how to connect a payment gateway to Bold Subscriptions V1, please reach out to our Merchant Success team.
It is important to note that Shopify Payment accounts (powered by Stripe) are currently incompatible with Bold Subscriptions V1. A standard Stripe account should be created if you need to use a payment gateway.
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Please note that this article only relates to Version 1 of Bold Subscriptions. If you have Version 2 of Bold Subscriptions installed on your store, please visit Set up Bold Subscriptions V2.
If you are unsure of which version of Bold Subscriptions that you have currently installed, please visit Identify Your Version of Bold Subscriptions.
Supported Payment Gateways
Below is a list of payment gateways that are currently integrated with Bold Subscriptions V1. To view which payment gateways will work best for your country, please visit Spreedly.
It is important to remember that the CVV/CVC required setting in your payment gateway must be disabled when using any of these payment processors. Bold Subscriptions V1 only sends the CVV/CVC on the initial recurring order, not subsequent orders. Disabling this will prevent your recurring orders from being declined by your payment gateway.
Our preferred payment gateway providers with Bold Subscriptions V1 are Stripe and Braintree.
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The CVV/CVC required setting in your payment gateway must be disabled. Our app only sends CVV/CVC on the initial recurring order, not subsequent orders. Disabling this will prevent your recurring orders from being declined by your payment gateway.
Note: Stripe is available for merchants in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, and the United States.
Stripe is our preferred payment gateway provider.
Stripe allows you to create an account and start accepting payments right away, but your account may be subject to review. If you are selling products or services from one of Stripe's restricted businesses, your account may be removed or disabled. It is very important to review this before completing this integration.
When paired with the Bold Cashier, you will be able to accept Wallet Pay payments within the checkout. For more information, please visit our FAQs below.
For more information on if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit Stripe's website.
SCA Compliance
SCA enables 3DS 2.0 so European merchants can be compliant with the SCA directive.
For help with activating SCA with Bold Subscriptions V1, please contact our Merchant Success team.
Note: Braintree is available for merchants in the United States, Canada, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Isle of Man, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Braintree can take between 7-10 business days to approve your account.
When paired with the Bold Cashier app, you will be able to accept PayPal payments within your checkout. For more information, please visit our FAQs below.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit Braintree's website.
SCA Compliance
SCA enables 3DS 2.0 so European merchants can be compliant with the SCA directive.
For help with activating SCA with Bold Subscriptions V1, please contact our Merchant Success team.
Note: Authorize.Net is available for merchants in Australia, Canada, and the United States.
Bold Subscriptions V1 is not currently 100% compatible with the Advanced Fraud Detection Suite (AFDS) of Authorize.Net.
Please contact our Merchant Success team for more information.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit Authorize.Net.
Note: Bambora North America is available for merchants in the United States and Canada.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit Bambora's website.
Note: Checkout V2 is available for merchants in Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brazil, Switzerland, Chile, China, Columbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hong Kong, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Malta, Mexico, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Solvenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, and the United States.
To see if this payment processor is right for you, please visit Checkout's website.
Note: Conekta is available for merchants in Mexico.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit Conekta's website.
Note: CyberSource is available for merchants in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Singapore, Lebanon, and Pakistan.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit CyberSource's website.
Note: Elavon is available for merchants in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, and Mexico.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit Elavon's website.
Note: eWay Rapid is available for merchants in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit eWay Rapid's website.
Note: Fat Zebra is available for merchants in Australia.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit Fat Zebra's website.
Note: Mastercard Internet Gateway Service (MiGS) is available for merchants in Australia, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalem, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Maldives, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Phillippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, and Vietnam.
In order to use MiGS, you will need to change the payment method from a single sale transaction, to the authorize / capture payment method.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit the MiGS website.
Note: Moneris is available for merchants in Canada.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit the Moneris website.
Note: PayFlow Pro is available for merchants within the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit the PayFlow Pro website.
Note: QuickPay V10 is available for merchants in Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Faroe Islands, United Kinhdom, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit the QuickPay V10 website.
Note: Opayo is available for merchants in United Kingdom, and Ireland.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit the Opayo website.
Note: WorldPay is available for merchants in Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Australia, Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Malta, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, San Marino, Turkey, and Holy See.
To see if this payment processor is right for your store, please visit the WorldPay website.
Connecting a Payment Gateway to Subscriptions V1
Setting up the payment gateway within Bold Subscriptions V1 is slightly different depending on which payment gateway you select.
Walkthrough
Stripe
- From within Bold Subscriptions V1, select Settings.
- Select Payment Gateway.
- Beside Stripe, select Connect.
- Log in to your Stripe account by entering your username/email and password.
Note: If you are already logged in to your Stripe account, you will not need to log in again. You will just be required to authenticate the access for Bold Subscriptions V1. You can also sign up for a new Stripe account here.
Braintree and other payment gateways
- From within Bold Subscriptions V1, select Settings.
- Select Payment Gateway.
- Select Connect to Braintree or Connect to an alternate payment gateway.
- Select Update Credit Card.
- Select Add Card, then enter your credit card details.
- Select Update.
- Enter your payment gateway details.
Note: This information can be found within your payment gateway admin. If you need any assistance, please reach out to the support team for your payment gateway.
Once this is set up, we highly recommend processing a test order through Bold Subscriptions V1, with a real credit card, to ensure that everything is set up correctly.
FAQs
At this time, the ability to offer PayPal or Wallet Pay through the Subscriptions V1 checkout is unavailable unless paired with the Bold Cashier app. Bold Cashier is not available for new installations.
With Bold Cashier, PayPal is only able to be accepted in the checkout when connected to the Braintree payment gateway. Wallet Pay is only able to be accepted when connected to Stripe.
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At this time, Bold Cashier is unavailable for installation via Shopify. This is due to the re-evaluations and restrictions created on payments being processed by third-party checkouts on their platform. If your store has installed our Bold Cashier app prior to January 20th, 2020 - you will be able to continue using this app as it is grandfathered on your store.
To accept PayPal or Wallet Pay in the checkout with Subscriptions V1 & Bold Cashier, please visit Third Party Integrations with Bold Cashier.
Currently, all payment gateways that are able to be used within Bold Subscriptions V1 are listed above.
If you are looking to request an integration with a payment gateway that isn't listed, please connect with our Partners team to inquire if your preferred integration can be built.
The payment gateway that is connected to Bold Subscriptions will contain a specific token for each of your subscription customers. This token is used to allow the payment gateway to safely and securely charge your customers on a reoccurring basis.
If you are planning on changing your payment gateway, these specific customer tokens need to be migrated over to your new payment gateway.
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Changing the payment gateway can be a complex process that requires Bold to manage your customer data. Before making any changes adjustments to your payment gateway connected to Bold Subscriptions V1, please contact our Merchant Success team for more information.
If adjustments are made to your payment gateway without notifying Bold to guide you through the process, it could result in orders failing. To change the email associated to your payment gateway, please log in and adjust this information via your account settings.
Yes, you are able to change the bank account that is linked to your payment processor. This change will not affect how subscriptions work, and you will not have to make any adjustments within the Bold Subscription app.