Payments

Payments for online stores in Egypt, kept clear before checkout.

Storix keeps payments for online stores in Egypt clear: prepare methods, test them, and show only checkout options that are ready for shoppers.

Show ready methods only

Payment options are kept out of checkout until your store finishes setup. That protects trust and reduces unfinished payment confusion.

Follow the order status

Cash on delivery, manual review, and online payment status stay close to the order so staff can act without searching across screens.

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.

What this helps with

This payments page focuses on checkout readiness, COD handling, payment links, and order payment review so merchants can decide which methods are safe to show.

  • Keep cash on delivery and online payment work visible beside orders.
  • Use payment links for manual sales when the workflow supports them.
  • Avoid showing unfinished gateways to customers.

Workflow reference

From checkout choice to confirmed order.

A useful payment setup is more than a logo at checkout. You need to know which methods are live, which orders still need proof, and who to contact before shipping.

Workflow inside the merchant admin

  1. Open the payments setup and enable only the methods your store can operate today, such as cash on delivery, manual transfer, or a connected gateway.
  2. Use the order detail to review payment state, proof, COD notes, and next staff action before fulfillment.
  3. When volume grows, add reconciliation and payment automation so manual review does not slow down the store.

Keep learning

These guides explain the payment decisions most store owners face before launch.

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.

Compare plans