How to Enable Alipay With Stripe and MemberPress?

Alipay is an e-wallet-based payment method that enables customers to store their debit and credit card details. Users can then use Alipay to authorize payments directly through the platform. This payment method is especially popular in China, where it's also the leading payment platform in the country. MemberPress integration with Stripe allows you to receive payments through Alipay.

This document will guide you through the setup process and provide additional details on using Alipay with Stripe and MemberPress. 

Receiving Payments With Alipay

MemberPress supports Alipay as a payment method only through the built-in integration with Stripe. Therefore, before enabling Alipay, please connect Stripe to MemberPress on your site. Also, test the connection to ensure it is functioning correctly.

After you set and test your Stripe connection, follow these steps to enable Alipay on your MemberPress registration forms:

1. Log in to your Stripe account and navigate to Settings > Payment Methods.
2. Scroll down to the Wallets section and set Alipay as a payment method.

3. Next, log in to your website Dashboard.
4. Navigate to Dashboard > MemberPress > Payments tab and enable Alipay in MemberPress.

As a result, your membership registration forms will now show Alipay as a payment option. The Alipay payment option will be available on both Stripe Checkout and Stripe Element forms.

Note: Your payment form displays Alipay as a payment method when you enable the Alipay option in MemberPress settings. Alipay will be available on your forms, even if it is not enabled as a payment method in Stripe. To avoid any potential issues, please ensure that Alipay is set up in your Stripe account before enabling it in MemberPress.

When your users submit the registration form, they will be redirected to Alipay to complete the payment authorization. Following this, users will be returned to your site.

What’s Important to Know About Using Alipay?

The Alipay payment option will only be displayed if all conditions are met. Alipay integration comes with several limitations imposed by Alipay or Stripe. 

Firstly, it is essential to note that Alipay can only be used for non-recurring payments. Thus, this payment method will not be visible on the registration pages of your recurring memberships.

Additionally, Alipay does not support delayed payments. Accordingly, Alipay will not be available as a payment option for memberships with free or paid trials.

Supported Countries and Currencies

Further, Alipay supports a limited number of countries and currencies. You must set the currency in MemberPress settings to one of the following: AUD, CAD, CNY, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, MYR, NZD, SGD, or USD. 

Next, you must set your (merchant) country to one of the countries supported for Alipay in your MemberPress settings. Supported countries are:

• Australia,
• Austria,
• Belgium,
• Bulgaria,
• Canada,
• Croatia,
• Cyprus,
• Czech Republic,
• Denmark,
• Estonia,
• Finland,
• France,
• Germany,
• Gibraltar,
• Greece,
• Hong Kong,
• Hungary,
• Ireland,
• Italy,
• Japan,
• Latvia,
• Liechtenstein,
• Lithuania,
• Luxembourg,
• Malaysia,
• Malta,
• Netherlands,
• New Zealand,
• Norway,
• Portugal,
• Romania,
• Singapore,
• Slovakia,
• Slovenia,
• Spain,
• Sweden,
• Switzerland,
• United Kingdom.

In addition, if the country in your MemberPress settings is set to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, or Switzerland, you must set the currency to EUR to use Alipay.

You can also find more information about Alipay payments in Stripe documentation.