Set up Sofort Payment Method for a WooCommerce Store

Sofort redirects customers to their bank’s portal to authenticate the payment. Typically, it takes about 2 to 14 days to receive notification of success or failure. It is a single-use, delayed notification payment method.

Stripe users in Europe and the United States can accept Sofort payment from customers residing in the following countries:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Germany
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Spain

Also, stripe accounts in the following countries can accept Sofort payments in local currency settlements.

1. Firstly, install and activate the Stripe payment gateway for the WooCommerce plugin.
2. From the WordPress dashboard, go to WebToffee Stripe > General Settings > Local Gateways.
3. Head on to the Sofort.

• Sofort: Enable to accept Sofort payments.
• Title: Enter a custom title for Sofort payment. This title will be visible on the checkout page.
• Description: Enter a custom description for Sofort payment. This description will be visible on the checkout page.
• Customize language : Enable to view the bank site in the required language.
  • Preferred language: Select the required language for the bank site.
• Order Button Text: Enter a custom text for the Sofort payment button.

Finally, click on the Save changes button to update the plugin settings.

To sum up, the Sofort payment workflow will be as shown below:

1. The customer selects Sofort at the checkout

2. The buyer enters their name and country. Redirects buyers to the bank site.

3. the buyer can choose the country and bank from the bank site. Then, it authenticates the transaction.

4. Payment becomes successful and the order is placed.

To receive the order status updates in a timely manner, it is recommended to add your site’s webhook to the stripe dashboard. Follows the steps in – Setting up Webhooks and Supported events article to add a webhook endpoint.

Related articles:

• Alipay
• SEPA Pay
• Klarna
• Afterpay