SendOwl: Why do I need a payment gateway?

Name: SendOwl: Why do I need a payment gateway?
Uploaded: 2023-09-12T17:00:18+00:00
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Channel: Matt Wells
Description: The video explains that a payment gateway is the connection between SendOwl, which manages digital product delivery, and payment processors like PayPal…

12 Sept 2023 · 2 min

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The video explains that a payment gateway is the connection between SendOwl, which manages digital product delivery, and payment processors like PayPal and Stripe. Sellers must create business accounts with one or both processors, then enable the gateway in SendOwl settings by checking a box and entering account details. Multiple gateways can be linked to offer buyers more payment options. When a buyer orders, SendOwl forwards payment information to the processor; once the processor confirms payment, SendOwl instantly delivers the digital product. The process is quick, takes only seconds, and support is available for any questions.

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When you sell digital products, you need to get paid. Getting paid is awesome, and that's why you need to add a payment gateway to your SendOwl account. What's a payment gateway? It's really just a connection. SendOwl is an expert at handling digital products, PayPal and Stripe are experts at processing payments, and the payment gateway lets them talk to each other. It's a quick process to set things up. You'll start by creating a business account with either PayPal or Stripe, or you can use both. And then you'll head into your SendOwl settings and go to the payment gateway page. Our help center has step-by-step instructions to walk you through, but basically you'll click a checkbox and then grab some details from your payment account. Once your payment gateway is connected, then your buyers can see what kind of payments you accept. In this example, we've connected PayPal, and in this one, we've connected Stripe. And by the way, you can connect multiple payment gateways to give your buyers more ways to pay. When your buyer places an order, SendOwl passes the payment details straight through to your payment account. Once they let us know the payment's complete, we deliver the digital products. And all of that happens within just a few seconds. And that's all there is to it. If you have any questions, our support team is here to help.