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Buy now, pay later

Gulf shoppers love splitting a purchase into instalments, and BNPL can lift your order values. Compare Tabby and Tamara, then set up the one that fits.

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Payments · BNPL

Tabby vs Tamara: Which BNPL Should Your GCC Store Offer?

Both pay you upfront and take the credit risk. Tabby has more shoppers, Tamara covers one more country and publishes a clear weekly payout. Most growing stores end up offering both.

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Set up on Shopify

Add Tabby or Tamara to your Shopify checkout step by step.

Payments · BNPL

How to Add Tabby to Your Shopify Store (Saudi Arabia and UAE)

Install the free Tabby Pay Later app, paste your live API keys, add six webhooks and turn test mode off. Tabby charges a contract fee per order (sellers report about 3–5%), and Shopify adds its own 0.2–2% third-party fee on top, even if you use Shopify Payments.

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Payments · BNPL

How to Add Tamara to Your Shopify Store (KSA, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain)

Sign up as a Tamara partner, install the free Tamara Split Payments app, add two webhooks and your public key, then place the widget under your price. Tamara pays you every Tuesday, and you can be live in a day once your account is approved.

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Fees and rules

Know what each instalment sale costs you, and the rules Saudi merchants must follow.

Payments · BNPL

Tabby and Tamara Merchant Fees: What You Really Pay per Order

Sellers report about 3–5% per order for Tabby and 4–6% for Tamara, set by contract. Add a small fixed fee, VAT on the fee and, on Shopify, a 0.2–2% platform cut. A SAR 1,000 Tabby order on Shopify Basic costs about SAR 67 all in.

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Payments · BNPL

SAMA BNPL Rules: What Saudi Merchants Need to Know

SAMA's rules are written for BNPL companies, but five of them land on your store: use a licensed provider, never surcharge, check out in SAR, describe instalments honestly and refund through the provider. Get those right and BNPL is one of the safest ways to sell in Saudi Arabia.

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