DEED Pay for WooCommerce
Stop losing sales to payment fear. DEED Pay holds funds securely until delivery is confirmed – giving your buyers the confidence to pay and guaranteeing you get paid.
DEED is a trust-first payment gateway built for modern commerce. Unlike standard gateways where disputes are a headache you deal with after the fact, DEED’s built-in transaction protection works upfront: money is held in a secure escrow layer, released to you only when the customer confirms receipt – or automatically after your chosen release window (3–30 days). No more “I never received it” chargebacks. No more fraud. Just clean, confident commerce.
Whether you sell physical goods, digital products, services, or run a subscription business, DEED Pay gives both sides of every transaction a reason to trust you.
🔒 Why Transaction Protection Wins
- Buyers pay with confidence – funds are protected until delivery is confirmed. No risk of losing money to a dishonest seller.
- Sellers get guaranteed payment – funds are secured the moment a customer pays. No risk of chargebacks after shipping.
- Disputes are handled inside the platform – if something goes wrong, DEED’s dispute resolution process is structured, fair, and documented. Not a bank fight.
- Auto-release protects your cash flow – set a release window (default 7 days). If the buyer doesn’t confirm or dispute within that window, funds release automatically. You always get paid.
- Ideal for high-risk verticals – freelancers, digital goods, international trade, marketplaces, pre-orders, and subscription businesses where trust is the #1 friction point.
💳 Payment Methods Accepted
- Credit & Debit Cards – Visa, Mastercard, Verve, and more; processed instantly
- Mobile Money – MTN MoMo, Airtel, Vodafone Cash, and major networks (where available by country)
- Bank Transfer – direct transfer to DEED’s account; confirmed within 24 hours
- DEED Wallet – instant payment for customers who already have a DEED balance
- Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, USDT, and major digital assets (where enabled)
Customers do not need a DEED account to pay. Guest checkout is fully supported.
⚡ Key Features
- Hosted Checkout – customers are redirected to DEED’s secure, PCI-DSS-handled checkout page. No card data ever touches your server.
- Instant Setup – enter your API keys, set your release window, done. No complex configuration.
- 136+ Currencies – USD, GBP, EUR, NGN, GHS, KES, CAD, ZAR, and more.
- Flexible Payouts – funds land in your DEED Wallet when a transaction completes. Choose daily auto-withdraw, weekly auto-withdraw, or pull funds to your bank (or crypto wallet) manually on your own schedule.
- Automatic Refunds – process full or partial refunds directly from WooCommerce admin.
- Webhook Reliability – HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks with idempotency protection. Order statuses update automatically when payments are confirmed, completed, or disputed.
- WooCommerce Blocks – full compatibility with the modern Blocks-based cart and checkout.
- HPOS Compatible – fully compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage.
- Test Mode – complete sandbox environment with test API keys before going live.
🔁 WooCommerce Subscriptions (v0.1.3+)
Requires WooCommerce Subscriptions 4.0+.
- Automatic recurring billing – renewals triggered automatically by WCS scheduler
- Dual renewal mode – if a customer has a saved card, DEED charges it silently; otherwise DEED emails a secure checkout link so the customer can pay without logging in to your site
- Full lifecycle management – cancel, pause, and resume sync between WooCommerce and DEED automatically
- Sign-up fees & free trials – fully supported; DEED creates the subscription record after the initial payment succeeds
- Multiple subscriptions per cart – each WC subscription gets its own linked DEED subscription
- Payment method changes – customers can update their card in My Account; new card is used for future renewals
📦 WooCommerce Pre-Orders (v0.1.3+)
Requires WooCommerce Pre-Orders.
When your pre-ordered product becomes available, the plugin automatically triggers a DEED Pay payment link and emails the customer. No manual intervention needed.
💾 Saved Payment Methods (v0.1.3+)
Logged-in customers can save their card at checkout. Saved cards appear in My Account → Payment Methods and are used automatically for subscription renewals. Customers can remove saved cards at any time; DEED deactivates them instantly.
🏪 Who is DEED Pay for?
- eCommerce stores selling physical or digital goods who want to reduce chargebacks and increase buyer confidence
- Service businesses (freelancers, agencies, coaches) who want guaranteed payment before delivering work
- Subscription businesses who need reliable recurring billing across 136+ currencies
- International sellers who serve buyers in emerging markets where payment trust is low
- Marketplace operators who need structured dispute handling built into the payment flow
- Pre-order campaigns where customers pay in advance for products not yet available
🔐 Security
- Webhooks are verified with HMAC-SHA256 signatures – no unverified payload is ever processed
- Replay attack protection via timestamp validation (±5 minutes tolerance)
- Idempotency keys prevent double-processing of any payment or renewal
- All API communication uses TLS 1.2+ over HTTPS
- No card data stored on your server – DEED handles all PCI DSS compliance
Requirements
- WordPress 6.0 or higher
- WooCommerce 7.0 or higher
- PHP 7.4 or higher
- A DEED business account (free to create)
- API keys from your DEED Dashboard
- SSL certificate on your store (required for all payment gateways)
- WooCommerce Subscriptions 4.0+ (optional – for recurring billing)
- WooCommerce Pre-Orders (optional – for pre-order charging)
External Services
This plugin connects to the DEED payment processing platform to create and manage payment transactions on your behalf.
What data is sent to DEED Pay API (api.usedeed.com):
- Order ID, amount, and currency
- Customer email address and phone number (if provided)
- Product or service details (name, quantity, unit price)
- Success and cancel redirect URLs
Data is sent when a customer places an order, when a refund is processed from WooCommerce admin, and when subscription renewals are triggered.
Legal: Terms of Service · Privacy Policy
By activating this plugin you agree to DEED’s Terms of Service and acknowledge that customer payment data is processed by DEED in accordance with their Privacy Policy.
