Add rails as the store grows
Start with the payment flow you can operate today, then add more supported methods and automation when the plan and provider are ready. In the Egyptian market that usually means cash on delivery carries most early orders, so the store needs a clean way to record COD amounts, mark collected cash against each order, and reconcile what the courier hands back at the end of the day. As card and wallet adoption grows, payment links let staff close manual and social-channel sales without exposing an unfinished gateway, and the order keeps a single payment status that finance can trust instead of a note buried in a chat thread.
Payment questions
Short answers for store owners who need practical setup choices, not payment jargon.
How does cash on delivery (COD) work on an online store with Storix?
Customers place the order online and pay the courier in cash when the parcel arrives. Storix records the order, the COD amount, and the delivery status together, so when the connected courier (Bosta, ShipBlu, or Mylerz) collects the money, the order, the cash, and the courier settlement stay reconciled instead of living in a separate notebook.
Can I confirm or OTP-verify COD orders before I ship them?
Yes. You can review each COD order before dispatch and confirm the customer by phone or an order-confirmation step, which is the single biggest lever against fake or impulse orders in Egypt. Confirming before handoff means fewer rejected parcels at the door and less money tied up in returns.
Does Storix charge a per-order fee for cash on delivery?
No. Storix does not add a per-order COD fee on top of your plan. The only delivery cost is whatever courier you choose charges to collect and deliver, and you control that through your own shipping rates, so your COD economics stay predictable.
Can I offer card or wallet payments alongside COD?
Yes. You can enable online card payments, a connected gateway, manual bank or InstaPay transfer, and payment links next to cash on delivery. The advice is to switch on only the methods you can actually operate and have tested, because a broken option at checkout hurts trust more than offering fewer choices.
What happens to the money and the stock when a COD order is returned?
When a parcel comes back as a return or RTO, it is recorded against the same order, so the item goes back to stock and the uncollected COD is reflected in the order and finance view. That keeps your inventory count and your cash position honest instead of drifting apart every time a delivery fails.