A lot of merchants read “WooPayments in-person payments are available in the US, UK, and Canada” and assume the rest of the world is locked out of selling at markets, fairs, and pop-ups.
It’s not the limitation people think it is.
The country restriction applies to the card reader hardware. It does not apply to taking a payment from a customer standing in front of you.
The Woo mobile app already does that, anywhere, and it’s not tied to WooPayments. Any payment gateway your store already supports works the same way.
Open the app.
Build the order on the spot.
Show the customer a QR code.
They scan.
They land on your checkout.
They pay with whatever they already have on their phone: Stripe, PayPal, Klarna, Apple Pay, and cards.
You see the order confirmed before they walk away.
What this unlocks
- Markets and fairs outside the supported countries
- Any gateway your store accepts, not just WooPayments
- Pop-up shops without ordering hardware
- A backup flow when a reader battery dies
- One-off events where buying a reader makes no sense
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