Shopify Payments Unavailable in India Forces Multi-Gateway Complexity
Indian Shopify merchants cannot use Shopify Payments and must integrate third-party gateways like Razorpay or PayPal, increasing setup complexity and transaction fee fragmentation. This creates an operational disadvantage compared to merchants in supported countries. India is one of the largest e-commerce growth markets globally.
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