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Ecommerce Payments
for UK Online Stores

A hosted checkout, a free WooCommerce plugin, and a REST API for everything else. FCA-authorised, PCI DSS Level 1, settled to your UK bank the next working day.

From 0.99% blended
3-D Secure 2 as standard
Next-day settlement

Three ways to connect your store

WooCommerce is our only official ecommerce plugin. On any other platform you integrate through the hosted checkout or the API — our team will help you wire it up.

One-click

WooCommerce plugin

Our official plugin, free from the WordPress.org directory. Inline tokenised checkout so the customer never leaves your domain, with Apple Pay and Google Pay built in.

See the WooCommerce plugin →
No code

Hosted checkout

Send the customer to a Monek-hosted payment page branded to your business. The simplest route on any platform, and it keeps card data entirely out of your systems and your PCI scope.

See online payments →
Full control

REST API

Form-encoded REST with webhooks and a full staging environment. Build the checkout you want on any stack — the route for bespoke storefronts, headless builds and platforms we do not have a plugin for.

See the developer API →

What comes as standard

3-D Secure 2 on every transaction

Strong customer authentication applied by default, so you are compliant with UK SCA rules without a separate plugin or configuration step.

Apple Pay and Google Pay

Both wallets work out of the box on the hosted checkout and the WooCommerce plugin. No separate Apple Developer account or Google Pay merchant setup.

Saved cards for returning customers

Tokenised card storage on our PCI DSS Level 1 platform, so repeat buyers check out faster without you ever holding a card number.

Recurring billing

Subscriptions and repeat charges, with failed payments retried automatically on a schedule designed around issuer behaviour rather than a fixed timer.

Refunds from the original sale

Full or partial refunds directly from the transaction row in the Monek Portal or the Monek app. No separate refund flow to learn.

One account, every channel

Your online sales sit alongside card machines, Pay by Link and Virtual Terminal on a single merchant account with one statement and one reconciliation.

What it costs

No monthly account fee, no setup fee, no PCI surcharge and no per-transaction gateway charge on top of the rate.

0.99%
Blended rate
Under £200k annual turnover
5p
Per UK transaction
10p on non-UK cards
IC++
Above £200k
Interchange plus plus

Non-UK cards are charged at a higher rate as well as the higher authorisation fee. Monek acquires in sterling and settles to your UK bank account; EUR and USD are available through partner acquiring.

Frequently asked questions

Which ecommerce platforms do you support?+
WooCommerce has an official free plugin. Every other platform integrates through our hosted checkout or our REST API, which our developer team will help you wire up. It is an integration rather than a one-click install, so tell us what you are running and we will be straight with you about the work involved.
Do I need a developer?+
For WooCommerce, no — install the plugin and paste in your credentials. For the hosted checkout, very little: you redirect to a URL with a few form fields. For a bespoke storefront or headless build, yes, you will want a developer for the API integration.
Can customers pay in euros or dollars?+
Monek acquires in GBP and settles to your UK bank account. EUR and USD are available through partner acquiring — talk to our team about what your card mix actually needs.
Does the customer leave my website?+
With the WooCommerce plugin, no: the checkout is inline and tokenised, so the customer stays on your domain. With the hosted checkout they are redirected to a Monek-hosted page branded to your business, which keeps card data entirely out of your systems.
How quickly do I get paid?+
Next working day into your UK bank account on Monek's standard tariff, with no holding period and no rolling reserve.
Is 3-D Secure included?+
Yes, 3-D Secure 2 runs on every card-not-present transaction by default. There is no separate plugin, no extra fee and no configuration step to get SCA compliance.
What about chargebacks?+
You manage disputes from the Monek Portal, and our UK team will talk you through the evidence that actually helps. See our chargeback help guide for the practical detail.

Get your store taking payments

Send us a recent statement and we'll quote you a like-for-like UK rate within the hour — and tell you honestly how much integration work your platform needs.