The whole category in one page.
THE SINGLE MOST COMMON FAILURE
The webhook. Without it, payments succeed at the gateway and orders stay unpaid on your site.
Test by completing a real transaction and confirming the order updates without you touching it.
BEFORE APPLYING TO A GATEWAY
Put your policy pages in place: terms, returns, privacy, delivery, contact details with a physical address.
Gateways review your site and reject applications for missing pages.
TEST MODE PROVES NOTHING ABOUT LIVE
They are separate configurations.
Complete a real transaction with your own card, then refund it.
Check you have not left the site in test mode.
FOR NIGERIAN CHECKOUTS
Phone number required, flexible address field, a landmark field, postcode optional.
Offer card, bank transfer and USSD. Restricted cards are common and alternatives recover those sales.
NEVER
Dispatch on a payment screenshot Store card numbers Collect card details on your own form
WEEKLY
Reconcile gateway transactions against paid orders.
A payment without an order means a customer paid and received nothing.
MONTHLY
Complete a real purchase on your own phone, on mobile data.
