Payments
Payment Gateway
Accept every major way Qatari customers pay, through one integration.
- Visa & Mastercard with 3-D Secure
- Local bank transfer & QR payments
- Hosted or embedded checkout, REST API
- Plugins for Shopify, WooCommerce & Magento
Now onboarding merchants in Qatar
Everything a Qatar online business needs to get paid
Payment gateway, online invoicing, WhatsApp commerce, CRM and lead generation in one merchant portal. Accept Visa, Mastercard and local payment methods in QAR, settled to your Qatar bank account.
Founding merchant offerApply now and get 3 months of discounted pricing on your first three months of processing.3 months
Discount for founding merchants
6 products
One portal, one login
QAR
Local currency settlement
Accept Visa Mastercard Bank transfer QR payments Payment links PCI DSS 3-D Secure
The platform
Six products. One portal. Built for how Qatar sells.
The same platform already running for merchants in Pakistan, now in Qatar with QAR settlement and Arabic support.
Get paid faster
Online Invoicing & Payment Links
Bill clients in seconds and collect without a website.
- Branded invoices with one-click payment links
- Recurring invoices for retainers & subscriptions
- Automatic payment reminders
- Live paid / pending / overdue dashboard, PDF & CSV export
Conversational commerce
WhatsApp Commerce
Turn WhatsApp chats into paid orders with your own WhatsApp Business number.
- Connect your own WhatsApp Business account
- Customers order in chat and receive a secure Pay now link
- Automatic payment confirmation back in the conversation
- Hand over to a human agent any time
Control centre
Merchant Portal
Run the whole business from one dashboard.
- Real-time transactions, settlements & refunds
- Analytics, reports and exports
- Sandbox test mode, API keys & webhooks
- Team access with roles
Grow
Lead Generation
Find new customers and reach them from the same portal.
- Discover prospects with AI-assisted LeadRadar
- Email outreach sequences from your own mailbox
- Open & click tracking with lead scoring
- Import leads from CSV
Relationships
CRM
A customer profile for every payer, built automatically.
- Customers created from every completed payment
- Order history, spend and last purchase per customer
- Notes and tags for your team
- Ready for repeat campaigns and reminders
Founding merchant offer
Apply now, save for 3 months
Businesses in this first group get discounted pricing for their first 3 months of processing, plus hands-on onboarding support from our team.
- 3 months of discounted pricing once you go live
- Hands-on onboarding, not a support ticket
- Sandbox access and integration help
- No fee to apply and no obligation
Discount details and eligibility are confirmed in your onboarding email.
How it works
Three steps to start accepting payments
1
Apply
Tell us about your business in under a minute. No commitment, no fee.
2
Get set up
We collect your commercial registration and bank details and set your account up with our licensed partner in Qatar.
3
Go live
Connect Shopify, WooCommerce or our API, test in the sandbox, and start taking payments.
Merchant application
Apply for a merchant account
Tell us about your business and our team will take it from there.
- Includes 3 months of discounted pricing
- Apply
- Get set up
- Go live
Guide
Choosing a payment gateway in Qatar
A payment gateway in Qatar connects your online store to the card networks and local banks so customers can pay and you get settled in Qatari Riyal. Here is what matters when you compare options.
Local settlement in QAR
International gateways often settle in USD or route funds through a foreign entity, which adds conversion fees and slows payouts. A Qatar payment gateway should pay out in QAR to a business account at a local bank, with itemised settlement reports you can reconcile.
The payment methods Qatari customers actually use
Visa and Mastercard debit cards are the baseline, but many shoppers in Qatar prefer bank transfer or QR-based payments. A gateway that only accepts cards loses those orders. Look for card acceptance with 3-D Secure plus local bank and QR options in one checkout.
Integration with your store platform
Most Qatar e-commerce stores run on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento or regional platforms such as Salla and Zid. Ready-made plugins mean you can go live in a day; a REST API and hosted checkout cover custom builds. If you sell on Instagram or WhatsApp, payment links and WhatsApp commerce matter more than a website plugin.
More than a gateway
Collecting the payment is only half of the job. Invoicing with automatic reminders, a CRM that builds customer profiles from every payment, and a merchant portal for refunds, settlements and analytics save hours every week. Rapid Gateway bundles all of these in one platform, so a growing Qatar business does not need five separate tools.
Guides
Qatar payments guides
In-depth guides on payment methods, banks, fees and integrations in Qatar.
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FAQ
Questions merchants ask us
Businesses that apply in this first group receive discounted pricing for their first 3 months of processing. The exact rates are confirmed in your onboarding email.