The Woopay Blog

Payments, plainly.

Field notes on running a high-risk WooCommerce store — chargebacks, 3-D Secure, PayPal REST, subscriptions, and the Woopay product roadmap.

Featured·Product

Why Woopay v2 Is the Most Secure WooCommerce Payment Gateway in 2026

PCI-DSS 4.0 tokenisation, signed webhooks, per-domain licence binding and mandatory 3-D Secure 2 — a tour of what changed under the hood in Woopay v2.

June 30, 20266 min readRead the article
High-Risk

How to Accept Payments for Peptides on WooCommerce (Legally, in 2026)

Peptides are one of the top three blocked verticals on Stripe. Here's a compliant path to taking cards on a peptide store — with Woopay routing through PayPal REST.

June 18, 20267 min read
Payouts

Withdraw PayPal Balance to USDT with Woopay Payouts (2026 Guide)

A step-by-step walkthrough of Woopay's optional Payouts add-on — converting your PayPal Business balance to USDT on Tron or Ethereum, in under 15 minutes.

June 14, 20265 min read
Crypto

Accept Crypto on WooCommerce: When to Add USDT/USDC Alongside Woopay

Stablecoin payments have quietly overtaken PayPal in some verticals. Here's how to layer a crypto gateway on top of Woopay without hurting conversion.

June 5, 20266 min read
High-Risk

CBD and Hemp Payment Processing on WooCommerce: The 2026 Playbook

CBD merchants get shut down every quarter. Woopay isn't a magic bullet, but the compliance patterns below keep 90% of CBD stores online.

May 28, 20268 min read
Guides

The Best Payment Gateway for Dropshipping on WooCommerce (Honest Review)

Dropshipping has a chargeback ratio 3x higher than average retail. Here's what actually works in 2026 — and how Woopay compares to Stripe, Square and PayPal Standard.

May 19, 20267 min read
Guides

Woopay vs Stripe for WooCommerce: Why High-Risk Merchants Need an Alternative

Stripe is great — until you sell supplements, digital goods or anything Stripe's risk team dislikes. Here's how Woopay keeps you online.

July 1, 20266 min read
Tutorials

How to Accept Credit Cards on WooCommerce Without Stripe (2026 Guide)

A full walk-through of installing Woopay, connecting your PayPal REST credentials, and going live in under 10 minutes.

June 24, 20268 min read
Optimisation

Why 3-D Secure 2 Is Killing Your Conversion Rate (and How to Fix It)

SCA challenges lose you 8-12% of European checkouts on average. Woopay's frictionless flow avoids the challenge for 70% of trusted cards.

June 14, 20265 min read
Operations

The WooCommerce Chargeback Survival Guide

A step-by-step playbook for fighting chargebacks, protecting your merchant account, and keeping your Woopay licence in good standing.

June 2, 20267 min read
Features

Recurring Payments on WooCommerce Without Stripe Billing

Woopay + WooCommerce Subscriptions gives you tokenised recurring billing without a 0.5% Stripe surcharge.

May 21, 20264 min read
Company

Introducing Woopay: The WooCommerce Gateway We Wish Existed

Why we built Woopay, what it does differently, and what's coming in the next six months.

May 10, 20263 min read