Sharfin designed and built our new website to enable us to accept online payments. The new website looks amazing and navigating around it so simple compared to what we had before. Sharfin and his team have always been available when we have required any technical support or assistance.
Online course website design with card payments built in
Live and taking card payments in 24 hours*. Sell courses, memberships and coaching with instant access, payment plans and next working day settlement.
*Approval time depends on how quickly we receive your documents. Free website for trading businesses processing £5k a month or more through eCom Pay, with start-ups looked at case by case. Pay monthly from £50 otherwise.
Can online course creators take card payments on their own site?
Yes. An online course website sells courses, memberships and coaching with instant access and payment plans on your own domain. Because access is delivered over time, processors review course businesses closely. eCom Pay works with UK course creators, and eCom Pro builds the website with eCom Pay payments settling next working day.
24
hour approval*
150+
currencies processed
T+1
next working day settlement
0
rolling reserve
Payment provider closing education and course accounts?
Courses are delivered over time, so mainstream processors treat them as future delivery and some are closing education accounts altogether. Training providers need a site that proves delivery and a processor that works with education.
- Website and payments application handled together, by one team
- Approved and taking payments in 24 hours* once your documents are in
- Next working day settlement with no rolling reserve, including specialist sectors
- Already declined or closed elsewhere? Tell us on the form, it changes nothing about how we build

What your online course website includes
Built as product features your customers use, and the features that keep your account healthy once you are live.
Instant access on payment
Students get their login the moment they pay, logged as proof of delivery.
Payment plans
Split the course fee into monthly payments.
Memberships
Recurring access with easy cancellation.
Progress tracking
Lessons completed and logins recorded per student.
Clear refund window
Refund terms shown before purchase and accepted at checkout.
Chargeback evidence
Access and progress logs exported as a dispute pack.
Free, pay monthly or payments only for your online course business
Free for trading businesses above £5k a month in card revenue through eCom Pay, with start-ups looked at case by case. Pay monthly below it or for a custom build. Already have a site you like? Use our payments on their own.
Payments ready, vetted by our payments team
Before launch, the same people who handle your payments setup review your online course website and ask for any changes your business needs. Every business is looked at individually, which is why we never publish a checklist and never build to one. The site and the application go through together.
One form starts both your website build and your eCom Pay application.
Our payments team reviews the site as it is built, so nothing is left to chance at launch.
Approved and taking payments in 24 hours* once your documents are in. Next working day settlement, no rolling reserve.
Done all our website. It now accepts payments and it was very complex. Reachable at all sorts of odd hours, and had a very simple journey with sharfin. Highly recommend them and their expertise.
Sharfin was an absolute pro. Took time to really try to understand our needs and propose solutions which fit our budget and timescales. He made smart suggestions without being pushy but improving the plan so we didn't waste time or resources on things we don't need.
Every online course website we build is reviewed by the eCom Pay team before anything is submitted, so the pages a payment provider reads are right first time. That is why approval takes 24 hours once your documents are in, not weeks.
Online course website and payment questions
The questions founders ask before they apply, including the ones about Stripe, PayPal and Shopify Payments.
Can I use Stripe for a online course business?
Stripe restricts or reviews online course businesses more closely under its terms, so many UK online course businesses use a specialist provider. eCom Pay works with online course merchants. The setup is handled by experienced people, and approved accounts get next working day settlement with no rolling reserve.
Can I use Shopify Payments for a online course store?
Shopify Payments runs on Stripe, so the same terms apply. Shopify lets you add a third party payment gateway instead. eCom Pay connects to Shopify and WooCommerce, so online course businesses can take card payments with next working day settlement.
Which payment provider approves online course businesses in the UK?
Online course is a specialist category that mainstream processors restrict or review closely. eCom Pay works with online course businesses in the UK, with 150+ currencies and next working day settlement once approved.
My payment provider closed my online course account, what now?
Download your transaction and customer records first, then talk to a specialist. eCom Pay works with online course businesses, the setup is handled by experienced people, and approved accounts get next working day settlement with no rolling reserve. eCom Pro can move your site across while you keep trading.
How long does approval take?
Approved and taking payments in 24 hours* once we have your documents. The only thing that slows approval is how quickly the documents come back.
Is the online course website free?
Free for ecommerce businesses already trading and processing £5k a month or more in card revenue through eCom Pay. Start-ups are looked at case by case. Below that, pay monthly websites start at £50 a month plus VAT and include the same payments and review.
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Live and taking card payments in 24 hours*. Recurring billing, renewal reminders and easy cancellation built in, the things that keep subscription businesses trading.
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View GuideHow to take card payments for an online course business
Platforms, policies and what happens between applying and taking your first payment.
Read the guideGet your online course website and payments approved together
One form. We build the site, our payments team reviews it, and eCom Pay approves your account. Approved and taking payments in 24 hours* once your documents are in.
*Approval time depends on how quickly we receive your documents.