How to Enable Apple Pay, Google Pay and Shop Pay on Shopify

Who it is for

Store owners adding express wallet payments

Time needed

20 minutes, plus testing on two phones

What you need

Shopify Payments or a wallet-ready processor

On most stores I review, most visitors arrive on a phone, and typing a card number on a phone is exactly where checkouts stall. Wallet buttons fix that. A shopper with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a saved Shop Pay account can pay with a fingerprint, a face scan or a one-time code, without typing an address.

On most stores these wallets are already half set up and just need checking. This guide shows how to turn each one on, how to control where the buttons appear, how to test them properly, and what to do when Apple Pay isn't showing up. Settings and requirements come from Shopify's Help Center as checked on 7 November 2026.

Apple Pay, Google Pay and Shop Pay compared

Shopify says plainly that you don't pay extra fees for accepting Apple Pay or Google Pay: you pay your normal processing rate, the same as a typed card. Shopify doesn't list a separate fee for Shop Pay either.

Before you start

• A card processor that supports wallets. Shopify Payments supports all three. If you use a third-party card processor, check it lists Apple Pay and Google Pay in its Shopify settings.
• SSL on your domain. Apple Pay needs it. Shopify provides SSL automatically on connected domains, but check the padlock shows on your live domain.
• Allowed products. Apple and Google each have acceptable use rules. Most stores are fine, but restricted categories should read them first.
• Admin access. You need permission to edit payment settings and the theme.

How to turn on Shop Pay

1. Open payment settings. Go to Settings > Payments.
2. Manage Shopify Payments. Click Manage in the Shopify Payments section.
3. Tick Shop Pay. In the Shop Pay section, check Shop Pay.
4. Click Save.

If you don't use Shopify Payments, Shop Pay is still possible for stores in the US, Australia and France that meet the Shopify Payments requirements for their country. In the Third-party payment provider section, click Manage, check Enable Shop Pay, save, then click Complete set up and add your store and banking details.

Shop Pay brings a few extras with it. Sign in with Shop switches on automatically for stores using Shop Pay with customer accounts, and US stores get Shopify Protect on eligible Shop Pay orders, which covers fraudulent chargebacks. My guide to preventing Shopify chargebacks explains the conditions.

How to turn on Apple Pay

1. Open payment settings. Go to Settings > Payments.
2. Manage your card provider. Click Manage next to Shopify Payments, or next to your third-party card provider.
3. Select Apple Pay. Under Wallets, select Apple Pay.
4. Click Save.

With Shopify Payments, Apple Pay is usually on already, so this is often a check rather than a change. Stores in France follow a slightly different path through Advanced settings. With Stripe as the processor, you also need to accept Apple Pay's terms in your Stripe dashboard. With Cybersource, Authorize.net or First Data Payeezy, ask the processor to enable network tokenization.

How to turn on Google Pay

1. Open payment settings. Go to Settings > Payments.
2. Manage your card provider. Click Manage in your card provider's section.
3. Select Google Pay. Under Wallets, select Google Pay.
4. Click Save.

Shopify Payments supports Google Pay in every region except France. On a third-party processor, check the provider lists Google Pay before you look for the setting.

What shoppers actually see

Wallets don't appear the same way for everyone, which is why two people can look at the same store and disagree about whether Apple Pay is "on".

• Device and browser decide Apple Pay. It only appears in Safari on a compatible Apple device. A shopper on Chrome or Android never sees it, even when it's set up perfectly.
• Shop Pay recognizes returning shoppers. A shopper who has used Shop Pay before can be recognized on your store, and the button may show the last four digits of the card they used last. They verify with a passkey or a six-digit code by text or email.
• Shop Promise moves Shop Pay first. When Shop Promise is active, Shop Pay takes priority over other express buttons.
• Branded buttons need an active wallet. If no branded accelerated method is active, product pages show only the plain Buy it now button.

Checkout itself shows every active wallet the shopper's device supports, plus the card form and any other methods you've added. The product page button is a shortcut to the same checkout, not a separate payment route.

Show wallet buttons on product pages

Turning a wallet on puts it in checkout. Showing it as a button on the product page, so shoppers can skip the cart, is a theme setting:

1. Open the theme editor. Go to Online Store and click Edit theme on your theme.
2. Open the product template. Choose Products, then Default product or the template you use.
3. Find the buy buttons. In the Product information section, click Buy buttons.
4. Tick the setting. Select Show accelerated checkout buttons and click Save.

Repeat this for any other product templates, and for featured product sections on the homepage if your theme has them. Older themes may not have the setting, in which case you'd update the theme or add the button in code.

How to test each button

Wallet buttons depend on the device and browser, so what you see isn't what every shopper sees. Shopify provides debug links that force a button to display on a product page. Add one of these to the end of any product URL:

Then do a real check: open the store in Safari on an iPhone with Apple Pay set up, and in Chrome on an Android phone with Google Pay. Go through to the payment step on each. If no third-party accelerated method is active, only the unbranded Buy it now button shows on product pages.

Shopify Apple Pay not showing up: causes and fixes

Two smaller things confuse store owners. A shopper on a supported Mac laptop with the lid closed won't see Apple Pay. And discount codes can't be entered inside the Apple Pay sheet, so a shopper with a code needs to enter it on the checkout page first. If your marketing relies on codes, keep the regular checkout path visible.

For Google Pay, the causes are shorter: the wallet isn't selected, the processor doesn't support it, or the store is in France on Shopify Payments.

Common mistakes

• Testing Apple Pay on Windows or in Chrome. It will never show. Use Safari on an Apple device.
• Turning on the wallet but not the theme setting. The wallet works in checkout, but shoppers never see the button on product pages.
• Custom cart drawers. Many drawers from apps or custom themes don't render wallet buttons. Check the drawer as well as the cart page.
• Expecting PayPal or Klarna inside Shop Pay. Third-party methods aren't available through Shop Pay, even when they're active on your normal checkout.
• Leaving an old processor half-connected. Two card processors cause confusing wallet behavior. Keep one.

Wallet setup checklist

• Shop Pay checked under Shopify Payments.
• Apple Pay and Google Pay selected under Wallets.
• Show accelerated checkout buttons ticked on every product template.
• Featured product sections checked on the homepage.
• Each button tested with the debug URLs.
• Real test on an iPhone in Safari and an Android phone in Chrome.
• Cart drawer checked for wallet buttons.
• Discount code path still clear for shoppers who use Apple Pay.

Next steps

Turn on the three wallets, tick the theme setting, and test on two real phones. That covers most of the gains. If you sell higher-priced products, Shop Pay Installments sits in the same Shop Pay section, and my guide to setting up buy now, pay later covers it. For the rest of the mobile checkout, work through my Shopify mobile CRO checklist, or send me your store for a free review.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

1. Apple Pay, Shopify Help Center
2. Google Pay, Shopify Help Center
3. Activating Shop Pay, Shopify Help Center
4. Adding dynamic checkout buttons, Shopify Help Center
5. Testing dynamic checkout buttons, Shopify Help Center
6. Shop Pay, Shopify Help Center

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Written by Ashraf Siddik

I'm a Shopify developer and CRO specialist. I have built and improved Shopify stores since 2018, completed more than 1,000 projects, and hold a 4.96 average rating across 719 client reviews.

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